# Dunbar vs Duncan

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Dunbar
*name · IPA /dʌnˈbɑː(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #21,501*
A town in East Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT6778).

### Duncan
*name · IPA /ˈdʌŋkən/ · frequency rank #6,897*
A male given name from Scottish Gaelic anglicized from Scottish Gaelic Donnchadh; the name of two early saints and of two kings of Scotland.

## Source
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