# d

> English word · Character · IPA /diː/ · frequency rank #327

## Definitions
1. The fourth letter of the English alphabet, called dee and written in the Latin script.

## Etymology
From the Old English lower case letter d, from 7th century replacement by Latin lower case d of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᛞ.

## Easily confused with
- **do** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/d-vs-do)
- **Dr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/d-vs-dr)
- **de** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/d-vs-de)
- **DC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/d-vs-dc)
- **da** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/d-vs-da)
- **di** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/d-vs-di)
- **DJ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/d-vs-dj)
- **DM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/d-vs-dm)
- **DB** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/d-vs-db)
- **DS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/d-vs-ds)
- **DD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/d-vs-dd)
- **DL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/d-vs-dl)
- **DT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/d-vs-dt)
- **DP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/d-vs-dp)
- **dw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/d-vs-dw)
- **Dx** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/d-vs-dx)
- **DG** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/d-vs-dg)
- **DV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/d-vs-dv)
- **dy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/d-vs-dy)
- **d4** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/d-vs-d4)

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