# dime vs dit

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### dime
*noun · IPA /daɪm/ · frequency rank #11,873*
A coin worth one-tenth of a dollar, that is, ten cents.

### dit
*verb · IPA /dɪt/ · frequency rank #34,860*
To stop up; block (an opening); close (compare Scots dit).

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