# dey vs dy

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### dey
*noun · IPA /deɪ/ · frequency rank #26,753*
A servant who has charge of the dairy; a dairymaid.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dey-vs-dy