# deans vs dreads

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### deans
*noun · IPA /diːnz/ · frequency rank #26,744*
plural of dean

### dreads
*noun · IPA /dɹɛdz/ · frequency rank #35,267*
dreadlocks

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