# due vs dyed

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### due
*adjective · IPA /djuː/ · frequency rank #442*
Owed or owing.

### dyed
*verb · IPA /daɪd/ · frequency rank #16,459*
simple past and past participle of dye

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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