dictados
[d̪ikˈt̪að̞os]
The verdict
“dictados” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #31,317 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #31,317
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 9
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Principios de la conciencia o indicaciones éticas de la razón.
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 | dictados |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [d̪ikˈt̪að̞os] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #31,317 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 9 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “dictados” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for dictados is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪ikˈt̪að̞os]. Corpus data places it at rank #31,317 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Principios de la conciencia o indicaciones éticas de la razón.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for dictados, with forms such as "dcitados", "ddictados", and "dicatdos". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "dotados", "ducados", "dictando", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is dictados, spelled D-I-C-T-A-D-O-S.
Definition
- 1Principios de la conciencia o indicaciones éticas de la razón.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: dcitados,ddictados,dicatdos,dicctados,dictaddos,dictadoss,dictadso,dictaods,dictdaos,dicttados,ditcados,idctados
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dictados - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “dictados”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is D-I-C-T-A-D-O-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [d̪ikˈt̪að̞os] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “dotados” - see the side-by-side comparison. dictados vs dotados
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.