# dikes

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #49,870

## Definitions
1. plural of dike

## Etymology
See dike.

## Easily confused with
- **dis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dikes-vs-dis)
- **does** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dikes-vs-does)
- **duke** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dikes-vs-duke)
- **dive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dikes-vs-dive)
- **dime** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dikes-vs-dime)
- **dire** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dikes-vs-dire)
- **dine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dikes-vs-dine)
- **dues** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dikes-vs-dues)
- **dyke** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dikes-vs-dyke)
- **dips** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dikes-vs-dips)
- **dyes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dikes-vs-dyes)
- **diss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dikes-vs-diss)
- **dudes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dikes-vs-dudes)
- **diner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dikes-vs-diner)
- **diver** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dikes-vs-diver)
- **dives** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dikes-vs-dives)
- **doves** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dikes-vs-doves)
- **dined** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dikes-vs-dined)
- **dived** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dikes-vs-dived)
- **dimes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dikes-vs-dimes)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ddikes`, `dieks`, `dikess`, `dikkes`, `dikse`, `dkies`, `idkes`

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