# d vs dye

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### d
*character · IPA /diː/ · frequency rank #327*
The fourth letter of the English alphabet, called dee and written in the Latin script.

### dye
*noun · IPA /daɪ/ · frequency rank #9,324*
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). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/d-vs-dye