dicho
Spanish, determiner/ˈdit͡ʃo/
dicho is spelled D-I-C-H-O (5 letters) and appears 257 times per million words in written Spanish, the 318th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Dicho is a Spanish determiner meaning “said” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of decir.
What does dicho mean in English?
adjective
- 1
mentioned, said, aforementioned
determiner
- 1
said
noun
- 1
masculinesaying, expression
- 2
masculineremark
- 3
masculineproverb
- 4
masculinemarriage vow
verb
- 1
past participle of decir
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Mencionado anteriormente.
noun: 1. Frase familiar, concisa y descriptiva, que en ocasiones puede ser graciosa y contener rimas de la tradición popular. 2. Expresión ingeniosa y chistosa que resulta oportuna. 3. Declaración de la voluntad de los contrayentes, cuando el juez eclesiástico los examina para contraer matrimonio. 4. Expresión insultante o desvergonzada.
verb: 1. Participio irregular de decir.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of dicho
- dicha feminine
- dichos masculine plural
- dichas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce dicho?
- /ˈdit͡ʃo/
- [ˈd̪i.t͡ʃo]
- [ˈd̪it͡ʃo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to dicho
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is dicho in Spanish?
dicho appears 257 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).