# ibis vs Idris

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ibis
*noun · IPA /ˈaɪ.bɪs/ · frequency rank #35,763*
Any of various long-legged wading birds in the family Threskiornithidae, having long downcurved bills used to probe the mud for prey such as crustaceans.

### Idris
*name · frequency rank #26,830*
A male given name from Welsh, popularized by actor Idris Elba.

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