# Durban vs durian

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Durban
*name · IPA /ˈdɜː.bən/ · frequency rank #21,192*
A city and seaport in KwaZulu-Natal, Republic of South Africa.

### durian
*noun · IPA /ˈdʊə.ɹɪən/ · frequency rank #48,209*
Any of several trees, genus Durio, of Southeast Asia.

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