# dish vs dive

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### dish
*noun · IPA /dɪʃ/ · frequency rank #5,028*
A vessel such as a plate for holding or serving food, often flat with a depressed region in the middle.

### dive
*verb · IPA /daɪv/ · frequency rank #5,875*
To swim under water.

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