# Dee

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /diː/ · frequency rank #9,031

## Definitions
1. A river in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland that flows about 145 km (90 mi) from the Cairngorm Mountains to the North Sea at Aberdeen.
2. A river in Wales and England that flows about 113 km (70 mi) from Snowdonia to the Irish Sea near Liverpool.
3. A river in Cumbria, England, which flows through Dentdale, and joins the River Rawthey near Sedbergh.
4. A river in County Cavan and County Louth, Ireland.
5. A locality in Central Highlands Council, central Tasmania, Australia.
6. A unisex given name, short for names beginning with D.
7. A surname of multiple origins.

## Easily confused with
- **do** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dee-vs-do)
- **Dr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dee-vs-dr)
- **di** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dee-vs-di)
- **DJ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dee-vs-dj)
- **DM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dee-vs-dm)
- **DS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dee-vs-ds)
- **DL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dee-vs-dl)
- **DT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dee-vs-dt)
- **DP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dee-vs-dp)
- **dw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dee-vs-dw)
- **Dx** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dee-vs-dx)
- **DG** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dee-vs-dg)
- **DV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dee-vs-dv)
- **dy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dee-vs-dy)
- **DQ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dee-vs-dq)
- **did** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dee-vs-did)
- **due** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dee-vs-due)
- **dog** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dee-vs-dog)
- **die** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dee-vs-die)
- **dry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dee-vs-dry)

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