# dales vs dally

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### dales
*noun · IPA /deɪlz/ · frequency rank #36,098*
plural of dale

### dally
*verb · IPA /ˈdæli/ · frequency rank #37,876*
To waste time in trivial activities, or in idleness; to trifle.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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