# Dumfries vs dummies

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Dumfries
*name · IPA /dʊmˈfɹiːs · frequency rank #28,525*
A town in Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland, and the former county town of Dumfriesshire (OS grid ref NX9776).

### dummies
*noun · IPA /ˈdʌmiz/ · frequency rank #21,500*
plural of dummy

## Source
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