# dy

> English word · Verb · frequency rank #29,635

## Definitions
1. Obsolete form of die.

## Etymology
From Middle English dyen, variant of dien (“to die”). More at die.

## Easily confused with
- **dye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dy-vs-dye)
- **dyed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dy-vs-dyed)
- **dyke** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dy-vs-dyke)
- **dyer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dy-vs-dyer)
- **dyes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dy-vs-dyes)
- **d** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/d-vs-dy)
- **do** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/do-vs-dy)
- **Dr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dr-vs-dy)
- **de** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/de-vs-dy)
- **DC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dc-vs-dy)
- **da** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/da-vs-dy)
- **di** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/di-vs-dy)
- **DJ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dj-vs-dy)
- **DM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dm-vs-dy)
- **DB** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/db-vs-dy)
- **DS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ds-vs-dy)
- **DD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dd-vs-dy)
- **DL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dl-vs-dy)
- **DT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dt-vs-dy)
- **DP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dp-vs-dy)

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