# dykes

> English word · Noun · IPA /daɪks/ · frequency rank #33,216

## Definitions
1. plural of dyke

## Etymology
See dyke.

## Easily confused with
- **Des** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/des-vs-dykes)
- **dye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dye-vs-dykes)
- **does** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/does-vs-dykes)
- **duke** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duke-vs-dykes)
- **dies** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dies-vs-dykes)
- **dyed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dyed-vs-dykes)
- **dues** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dues-vs-dykes)
- **dyke** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dyke-vs-dykes)
- **dyer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dyer-vs-dykes)
- **dyes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dyes-vs-dykes)
- **dike** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dike-vs-dykes)
- **dates** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dates-vs-dykes)
- **dudes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dudes-vs-dykes)
- **dives** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dives-vs-dykes)
- **dares** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dares-vs-dykes)
- **Danes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/danes-vs-dykes)
- **doves** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/doves-vs-dykes)
- **Dawes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dawes-vs-dykes)
- **dames** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dames-vs-dykes)
- **dimes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dimes-vs-dykes)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ddykes`, `dkyes`, `dyeks`, `dykess`, `dykkes`, `dykse`, `dyykes`, `ydkes`

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