# Dubai vs Dubois

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Dubai
*name · IPA /duːˈbaɪ/ · frequency rank #6,231*
A city in the United Arab Emirates; the capital of Dubai emirate.

### Dubois
*name · IPA /duˈbɔɪz/ · frequency rank #23,251*
A placename

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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