# dem vs DJ

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### dem
*pronoun · IPA /dɛm/ · frequency rank #8,533*
Nonstandard form of them.

### 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: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dem-vs-dj