dictada

[d̪ikˈt̪að̞a]

/[d̪ikˈt̪að̞a]/ participle

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The verdict

“dictada” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #19,987. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,987
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del femenino de dictado, participio de dictar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-dictada · dictada · Spanish

dictada · rank #19,987 · 10 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,987
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH difundida

Nearest frequency peer: difundida (+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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “dictada”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “dictada” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

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).

dictada vs dictar
71% similar
dictada vs dictan
71% similar
dictada vs dotada
71% similar

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

Key facts for dictada
PropertyValue
Headworddictada
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechParticiple
IPA[d̪ikˈt̪að̞a]
Letters7
Frequency rank#19,987
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “dictada”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).dictadacae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “difundida” (#19,988), “destrozar” (#19,985), “difundió” (#19,989). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “dictada” va en #19,987. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around dictada (IPA [d̪ikˈt̪að̞a]), aparticiple. Corpus frequency is #19,987 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Forma del femenino de dictado, participio de dictar.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for dictada, with forms such as "dcitada", "ddictada", and "dicatda". 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 14 confusable-pair relationships, "dictar", "dictan", "dotada", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is dictada, spelled D-I-C-T-A-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del femenino de dictado, participio de dictar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • dcitada
  • ddictada
  • dicatda
  • dicctada
  • dictaad
  • dictadda
  • dictdaa
  • dicttada
  • ditcada
  • idctada

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dictada - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

dcitada2ddictada1dicatda2dicctada1dictaad2dictadda1dictdaa2dicttada1
Edit distance from "dictada"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dictada"?
"dictada" is spelled D-I-C-T-A-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪ikˈt̪að̞a].
What does "dictada" mean?
As a participle, "dictada" means: Forma del femenino de dictado, participio de dictar.
What words are commonly confused with "dictada"?
"dictada" is commonly confused with "dictar", "dictan", "dotada". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dictada"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dictada" is [d̪ikˈt̪að̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dictada" come from?
"dictada" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

dineros#19,992cupones#19,977content#19,964emotiva#20,012

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

cuchilla10 variantsCartago10 variantsfallaron10 variantsburger10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list