# dale vs dash

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### dale
*noun · IPA /deu/ · frequency rank #7,331*
A valley, often in an otherwise hilly area.

### dash
*noun · IPA /dæʃ/ · frequency rank #7,116*
Any of the following symbols: ‒ (figure dash), – (en dash), — (em dash), or ― (horizontal bar).

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