dei
/diː iː aɪ/interjection
dei is spelled D-E-I: 3 letters. It appears 1.9 times per million words in written English, the 19,825th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an interjection, dei means “Alternative spelling of dey (“informal term of address used when trying to get someone's attention.”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in dei?
| Letters | 3: D-E-I |
|---|---|
| In writing | 1.9 times per million words; the 19,825th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is dei?
Dei appears 1.9 times per million words in written English, the 19,825th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce dei?
- /diː iː aɪ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Words people confuse with dei
Also written: dey.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with dei?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as dei.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: die, eid, ide.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
What does dei mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
interjection
- 1
Alternative spelling of dey (“informal term of address used when trying to get someone's attention.”).
noun
- 1
Initialism of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).