# dem vs dy

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

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

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