# DJ vs dye

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### DJ
*noun · IPA /ˈdi(ː)(.)d͡ʒeɪ/ · frequency rank #4,850*
Initialism of disc jockey.

### dye
*noun · IPA /daɪ/ · frequency rank #9,324*
A colourant, especially one that has an affinity to the substrate to which it is applied.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dj-vs-dye