# Dec vs DJ

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Dec
*name · frequency rank #4,363*
A diminutive of the male given name Declan.

### DJ
*noun · IPA /ˈdi(ː)(.)d͡ʒeɪ/ · frequency rank #4,850*
Initialism of disc jockey.

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