# dikes vs dyke

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### dyke
*noun · IPA /daɪk/ · frequency rank #17,827*
A long, narrow hollow dug from the ground to serve as a boundary marker.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
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