# dikes vs dined

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### dikes
*noun · frequency rank #49,870*
plural of dike

### dined
*verb · IPA /daɪnd/ · frequency rank #29,628*
simple past and past participle of dine

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