dice

/[ˈd̪ise]/ verb

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#152

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

dice is aSpanishverb. It means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de decir. Pronounced [ˈd̪ise]. It ranks #152 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with dio and doc.

Key facts for dice
PropertyValue
Headworddice
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈd̪ise]
Letters4
Frequency rank#152
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of dice in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for dice is 4 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈd̪ise]. Corpus data places it at rank #152 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for dice, with forms such as "dcie", "ddice", and "dicce". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "dio", "doc", "die", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is dice, spelled D-I-C-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de decir.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de decir.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: dcie,ddice,dicce,diec,dise,idce

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for dice

Misspelling Variants of "dice"

dcie4ddice5dicce5diec4dise4idce4
Misspelling Variants of "dice"

Frequency rank: #152 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dice"?
"dice" is spelled D-I-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈd̪ise].
What does "dice" mean?
As a verb, "dice" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de decir.
What words are commonly confused with "dice"?
"dice" is commonly confused with "dio", "doc", "die". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dice"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dice" is [ˈd̪ise]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dice" come from?
"dice" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Spanish words

Other entries that begin with the letter D in our Spanish index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.