# dan vs de

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### dan
*noun · IPA /dæn/ · frequency rank #2,938*
A title of honour or respect similar to "master" or "Sir", used of historical and legendary figures of the past.

### de
*noun · IPA /ˈdɛ/ · frequency rank #582*
The name of the Cyrillic script letter Д / д.

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