# dies vs dress

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### dies
*verb · IPA /daɪz/ · frequency rank #3,554*
third-person singular simple present indicative of die

### dress
*verb · IPA /dɹes/ · frequency rank #1,789*
To put clothes (or, formerly, armour) on (oneself or someone, a doll, a mannequin, etc.); to clothe.

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