# dreads vs dreamt

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### dreads
*noun · IPA /dɹɛdz/ · frequency rank #35,267*
dreadlocks

### dreamt
*verb · IPA /dɹɛmt/ · frequency rank #18,809*
simple past and past participle of dream

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