# dime vs diva

> 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.

### diva
*noun · IPA /ˈdiː.və/ · frequency rank #16,693*
Any female celebrity, usually a well known singer or actress.

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