# Ghent vs ghetto

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Ghent
*name · IPA /ˈɡɛnt/ · frequency rank #34,501*
The capital city of the province of East Flanders, Belgium.

### ghetto
*noun · IPA /ˈɡɛ.təʊ/ · frequency rank #11,389*
An (often walled) area of a city in which Jews are concentrated by force and law. (Used particularly of areas in medieval Italy and in Nazi-controlled Europe.)

## Source
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