# dark vs dear

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### dark
*adjective · IPA /dɑːk/ · frequency rank #12,794*
Oscuro.

### dear
*adjective · IPA /dɪə/ · frequency rank #39,148*
Querido.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/es/vs/dark-vs-dear