# duma vs dumbo

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### duma
*noun · IPA /ˈdumə/ · frequency rank #30,013*
A Russian legislative assembly such as the historical duma of the Russian Empire or the modern lower house of the Federal Assembly (the Russian national parliament).

### dumbo
*noun · IPA /ˈdʌmbəʊ/ · frequency rank #40,223*
A stupid person.

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