# day vs de

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### day
*noun · IPA /deɪ̯/ · frequency rank #120*
The time when the Sun is above the horizon and it lights the sky.

### 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/day-vs-de