# die, dye

> English homophone group · 2 words that sound the same · /daɪ/

These English words share one pronunciation but differ in spelling and meaning.

## The words

### die
*/daɪ/*
To stop living; to become dead; to undergo death.

### dye
*/daɪ/*
A colourant, especially one that has an affinity to the substrate to which it is applied.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA); groups derived from IPA pronunciation. Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/homophones/die