# dit vs ditto

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### ditto
*noun · IPA /ˈdɪtəʊ/ · frequency rank #17,595*
That which was stated before, the aforesaid, the above, the same, likewise.

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