# Diego

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /diˈeɪ.ɡoʊ/ · frequency rank #3,872

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Spanish Diego.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Diego, from an Iberian Didacus, of uncertain origin.

## Easily confused with
- **dig** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diego-vs-dig)
- **diet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diego-vs-diet)
- **dies** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diego-vs-dies)
- **ding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diego-vs-ding)
- **dino** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diego-vs-dino)
- **digs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diego-vs-digs)
- **digi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diego-vs-digi)
- **disco** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diego-vs-disco)
- **dildo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diego-vs-dildo)
- **ditto** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diego-vs-ditto)
- **doggo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diego-vs-doggo)
- **Diggs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diego-vs-diggs)
- **dingy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diego-vs-dingy)
- **dingo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diego-vs-dingo)
- **Dietz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diego-vs-dietz)
- **Drago** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diego-vs-drago)
- **dings** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diego-vs-dings)
- **dregs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diego-vs-dregs)
- **die** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/die-vs-diego)
- **deo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deo-vs-diego)

## Common misspellings (6)
`ddiego`, `deigo`, `dieggo`, `dieog`, `digeo`, `idego`

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