# Galloway vs gallows

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Galloway
*name · IPA /ˈɡaləwe/ · frequency rank #18,085*
A formerly Gaelic-speaking geographic region in the southwestern-most corner of Scotland, now part of Dumfries and Galloway council area. Capital: Kirkcudbright.

### gallows
*noun · IPA /ˈɡæləʊz/ · frequency rank #26,095*
A wooden framework on which persons are executed by hanging.

## Source
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