# Dubai vs dura

> 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.

### dura
*noun · IPA /ˈdjʊə.ɹə/ · frequency rank #42,109*
Ellipsis of dura mater.

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