# dai vs Dalit

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### dai
*noun · frequency rank #20,328*
A wet nurse; a midwife.

### Dalit
*noun · IPA /ˈdɑːlɪt/ · frequency rank #34,455*
A member of a South Asian group of people traditionally regarded as untouchables or outcastes.

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