dito

[ˈdiːto]

/[ˈdiːto]/ adv

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The verdict

“dito” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #23,082. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,082
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - bezieht sich stellvertretend (auch als Bestätigung) auf das vorher gerade Genannte; in ebenderselben, der gleichen Weise, in demselben Maße

Corpus desk

Index DE-dito · dito · German

dito · rank #23,082 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,082
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH dexter

Nearest frequency peer: dexter (-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 „dito“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „dito“ 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).

dito vs do
50% similar
dito vs duo
50% similar
dito vs div
50% similar

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

Key facts for dito
PropertyValue
Headworddito
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[ˈdiːto]
Letters4
Frequency rank#23,082
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „dito“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).ditoliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „dexter“ (#23,081), „diversity“ (#23,083), „Devon“ (#23,080). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „dito“ bei #23,082. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around dito (IPA [ˈdiːto]), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #23,082 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "bezieht sich stellvertretend (auch als Bestätigung) auf das vorher gerade Genannte; in ebenderselben, der gleichen Weise, in demselben Maße".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for dito, with forms such as "ddito", "diot", and "ditto". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "do", "duo", "div", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is dito, spelled D-I-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    bezieht sich stellvertretend (auch als Bestätigung) auf das vorher gerade Genannte; in ebenderselben, der gleichen Weise, in demselben Maße

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Alles Gute zum neuen Jahr. — Dito.
  2. Der Käufer, und dito der Mieter, sind für eine ordnungsgemäße Übergabe verantwortlich.

This word in other languages

ditto(English)idem(Español)idem(Français)igualmente(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddito
  • diot
  • ditto
  • dtio
  • idto

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dito - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ddito1diot2ditto1dtio2idto2
Edit distance from "dito"

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 "dito"?
"dito" is spelled D-I-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdiːto].
What does "dito" mean?
As an adverb, "dito" means: bezieht sich stellvertretend (auch als Bestätigung) auf das vorher gerade Genannte; in ebenderselben, der gleichen Weise, in demselben Maße
What words are commonly confused with "dito"?
"dito" is commonly confused with "do", "duo", "div". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dito"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dito" is [ˈdiːto]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dito" come from?
"dito" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

doom#23,086flip#23,127Fond#23,131alla#23,004

Similar misspelling depth

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

Abos5 variantsIwan5 variantsLeim5 variantsmeet5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list