# digs vs dirk

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### digs
*noun · IPA /dɪɡz/ · frequency rank #17,590*
plural of dig

### dirk
*noun · IPA /dɜːk/ · frequency rank #16,451*
A long Scottish dagger with a straight blade.

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