# DINK vs dire

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### DINK
*noun · IPA /dɪŋk/ · frequency rank #41,084*
Acronym of double income, no kids or dual income, no kids: a childless couple with two jobs and thus two incomes.

### dire
*adjective · IPA /ˈdaɪ̯ə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #11,874*
Warning of bad consequences: ill-boding; portentous.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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