Dialog

[diaˈloːk]

/[diaˈloːk]/ noun

The verdict

“Dialog” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,949. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,949
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zwiegespräch, Gespräch mit anderen

Corpus desk

Index DE-dialog · Dialog · German

Dialog · rank #3,949 · 8 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,949
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bochum

Nearest frequency peer: Bochum (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Dialog“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Dialog“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Dialog vs Diplom
67% similar
Dialog vs Dialoge
86% similar
Dialog vs Dialogs
86% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Dialog
PropertyValue
HeadwordDialog
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[diaˈloːk]
Letters6
Frequency rank#3,949
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Dialog“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Dialogliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Bochum“ (#3,948), „Diskussionen“ (#3,950), „Block“ (#3,947). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Dialog“ bei #3,949. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Dialog (IPA [diaˈloːk]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,949 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Dialog, with forms such as "dailog", "ddialog", and "dialgo". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Diplom", "Dialoge", "Dialogs", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Dialog, spelled D-I-A-L-O-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zwiegespräch, Gespräch mit anderen
  2. 2
    schriftliche Sammlung von Gesprächen, Drehbuch
  3. 3
    spezielles, nichtprimäres Fenster einer Anwendung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Dialog appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Wir werden mit den Gegnern in einen Dialog treten müssen.
  2. „Jene, die sich ihre Gedanken über die Beschneidung und andere Rituale machen, fürchte ich nicht, denn sie sind bereit, den Dialog zu führen, den zu führen wir selbst seit Jahrzehnten anmahnen.“

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • dailog
  • ddialog
  • dialgo
  • diallog
  • dialogg
  • diaolg
  • dilaog
  • idalog

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Dialog - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

dailog2ddialog1dialgo2diallog1dialogg1diaolg2dilaog2idalog2
Edit distance from "Dialog"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Dialog"?
"Dialog" is spelled D-I-A-L-O-G. The IPA pronunciation is [diaˈloːk].
What does "Dialog" mean?
As a noun, "Dialog" means: Zwiegespräch, Gespräch mit anderen
What words are commonly confused with "Dialog"?
"Dialog" is commonly confused with "Diplom", "Dialoge", "Dialogs". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Dialog"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dialog" is [diaˈloːk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Dialog" come from?
"Dialog" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Dialog", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list