# dig vs DL

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### dig
*verb · IPA /dɪɡ/ · frequency rank #4,940*
To move hard-packed earth out of the way, especially downward to make a hole with a shovel. Or to drill, or the like, through rocks, roads, or the like. More generally, to make any similar hole by moving material out of the way.

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

## Source
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