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“dikes” and “diver” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,870
- “dikes” frequency rank
- #16,892
- “diver” frequency rank
- 66762
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dikes | diver |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of dike | Someone who dives, especially as a sport. |
Letter map: dikes vs diver
Shared letters muted; letters that set dikes and diver apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Corpus notes: dikes and diver
dikes and diver 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66762, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dikes is recorded at frequency rank #49,870, classified as anoun. diver is at rank #16,892, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈdaɪ̯və(ɹ)/.
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 66762, this pair ranks #66,513 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dikes vs diver
Shared letters: dei. Private to "dikes": ks. Private to "diver": rv.
"dikes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "diver" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "dikes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "diver" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #66,513 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dikes" and "diver" 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 #66,513 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.