# DHS vs DL

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### DHS
*name · frequency rank #20,609*
Initialism of Department of Homeland Security.

### DL
*noun · IPA /ˌdiːˈɛl/ · frequency rank #11,685*
Initialism of download.

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