# Dade vs dye

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Dade
*name · IPA /deɪd/ · frequency rank #23,508*
A surname from Irish.

### 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/dade-vs-dye