Which to use
“dime” and “DINK” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,873
- “dime” frequency rank
- #41,084
- “DINK” frequency rank
- 52957
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dime | DINK |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A coin worth one-tenth of a dollar, that is, ten cents. | Acronym of double income, no kids or dual income, no kids: a childless couple with two jobs and thus two incomes. |
Where the eye mixes dime and DINK
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. dime (CVCV) and DINK (CVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: dime vs DINK
A purely visual mix-up. dime (/daɪm/) and DINK (/dɪŋk/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52957, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dime is recorded at frequency rank #11,873, classified as anoun, pronounced /daɪm/. DINK is at rank #41,084, tagged as anoun, pronounced /dɪŋk/.
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 52957, this pair ranks #152,837 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dime vs DINK
Shared letters: di. Private to "dime": em. Private to "DINK": kn.
"dime" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "DINK" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dime" for "DINK" ever safe?
Which is more common, "dime" or "DINK"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "dime" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "DINK" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #152,837 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dime" and "DINK" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "DINK vs DNP". 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 #152,837 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.