# Lourdes vs Lowndes

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Lourdes
*name · IPA /lʊɹd(z)/ · frequency rank #32,901*
A town and commune of Hautes-Pyrénées department, Occitania, site of a large Catholic pilgrimage.

### Lowndes
*name · frequency rank #39,405*
A surname.

## Source
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