# dust vs dusty

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### dust
*noun · IPA /dʌst/ · frequency rank #3,557*
Fine particles.

### dusty
*adjective · IPA /ˈdʌsti/ · frequency rank #11,690*
Covered with dust.

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