# dales vs dives

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### dives
*noun · IPA /ˈdaɪvz/ · frequency rank #19,580*
plural of dive

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