# dashes vs dished

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### dashes
*noun · IPA /ˈdæʃɪz/ · frequency rank #34,005*
plural of dash

### dished
*verb · IPA /dɪʃt/ · frequency rank #46,422*
simple past and past participle of dish

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