# day vs dy

> 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.

### dy
*verb · frequency rank #29,635*
Obsolete form of die.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/day-vs-dy