# dumbo vs dummy

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### dummy
*noun · IPA /ˈdʌmi/ · frequency rank #12,229*
A silent person; a person who does not talk.

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