# duke vs dunk

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### duke
*noun · IPA /dʒuːk/ · frequency rank #3,293*
The male ruler of a duchy (female equivalent: duchess).

### dunk
*verb · IPA /dʌŋk/ · frequency rank #14,112*
To submerge briefly in a liquid.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duke-vs-dunk