# ideal vs Iqbal

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ideal
*adjective · IPA /aɪˈdɪəl/ · frequency rank #3,369*
Pertaining to ideas, or to a given idea.

### Iqbal
*name · frequency rank #28,599*
A surname from Arabic

## Source
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