# dear vs dey

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### dear
*adjective · IPA \ˈdɪɹ\ · frequency rank #35,457*
Cher, chère.

### dey
*noun · IPA \dɛ\ · frequency rank #38,244*
Chef militaire ottoman, vassal du bey.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/dear-vs-dey