# de vs dw

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### dw
*phrase · frequency rank #20,907*
Initialism of don't worry.

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