Which to use
“dikes” and “dyke” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,870
- “dikes” frequency rank
- #17,827
- “dyke” frequency rank
- 67697
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dikes | dyke |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of dike | A long, narrow hollow dug from the ground to serve as a boundary marker. |
Letter map: dikes vs dyke
Shared letters muted; letters that set dikes and dyke apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
dikes and dyke 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 67697, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dikes is recorded at frequency rank #49,870, classified as anoun. dyke is at rank #17,827, tagged as anoun, pronounced /daɪk/.
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 67697, this pair ranks #62,158 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dikes vs dyke
Shared letters: dek. Private to "dikes": is. Private to "dyke": y.
"dikes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "dyke" · 4 letters · shape CVCV