Which to use
“dikes” and “dime” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,870
- “dikes” frequency rank
- #11,873
- “dime” frequency rank
- 61743
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dikes | dime |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of dike | A coin worth one-tenth of a dollar, that is, ten cents. |
Letter map: dikes vs dime
Shared letters muted; letters that set dikes and dime apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Corpus notes: dikes and dime
dikes and dime are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61743, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dikes is recorded at frequency rank #49,870, classified as anoun. dime is at rank #11,873, tagged as anoun, pronounced /daɪm/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 61743, this pair ranks #92,473 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dikes vs dime
Shared letters: dei. Private to "dikes": ks. Private to "dime": m.
"dikes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "dime" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dikes" and "dime" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "dikes" vs "dime" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "dikes" and "dime". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "dikes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dime" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #92,473 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dikes" and "dime" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dikes vs dimer". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #92,473 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.