dialog
/ˈdaɪəlɒɡ/
"dialog" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“dialog” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #15,799. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #15,799
- frequency rank, English
- 3,470
- “D” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Uncommon spelling of dialogue.
Corpus desk
Index EN-dialog · dialog · English
dialog · rank #15,799 · 8 variants · 5 confusables
- FREQ-MID #15,799
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
- VAR-MID 8 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,470
- PHOTO-FINISH digestive
Nearest frequency peer: digestive (+1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “dialog”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- despicable
despicable
84,205 corpus weight
- detachment
detachment
84,204 corpus weight
- dialog
dialog
84,202 corpus weight
- digestive
digestive
84,201 corpus weight
- diminish
diminish
84,200 corpus weight
- disclaimer
disclaimer
84,199 corpus weight
What this shows “dialog” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dialog |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈdaɪəlɒɡ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #15,799 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “dialog”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around dialog (IPA /ˈdaɪəlɒɡ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,799 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 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". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Dillon", "dialogue", "dial", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: Variant of dialogue. Equivalent to dia- + -log or di- + -alog. The correct English form is dialog, spelled D-I-A-L-O-G.
Definition
- 1Uncommon spelling of dialogue.
- 2Ellipsis of dialog box.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dialog appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The purpose of the dialog is not historical accuracy; the argument is all, as it is with Plato's Socrates.
Besides, a video post room's console is smaller than those used for film, and you couldn't squander a dozen or more channels on dialog.
Etymology
Variant of dialogue. Equivalent to dia- + -log or di- + -alog.
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 - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "dialog", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).