dicte

[ˈd̪ikt̪e]

/[ˈd̪ikt̪e]/ verb

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The verdict

“dicte” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #30,871. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,871
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de dictar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-dicte · dicte · Spanish

dicte · rank #30,871 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,871
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH difamar

Nearest frequency peer: difamar (+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 “dicte”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “dicte” 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).

dicte vs die
60% similar
dicte vs dije
60% similar
dicte vs doce
60% similar

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

Key facts for dicte
PropertyValue
Headworddicte
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈd̪ikt̪e]
Letters5
Frequency rank#30,871
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “dicte”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).dictecae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “difamar” (#30,872), “detonante” (#30,869), “diferido” (#30,873). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “dicte” va en #30,871. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around dicte (IPA [ˈd̪ikt̪e]), averb. Corpus frequency is #30,871 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for dicte, with forms such as "dcite", "ddicte", and "diccte". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "die", "dije", "doce", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is dicte, spelled D-I-C-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de dictar.
  2. 2
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de dictar.
  3. 3
    Segunda persona del singular (usted) del imperativo de dictar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • dcite
  • ddicte
  • diccte
  • dicet
  • dictte
  • ditce
  • idcte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dicte - 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.

dcite2ddicte1diccte1dicet2dictte1ditce2idcte2
Edit distance from "dicte"

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 "dicte"?
"dicte" is spelled D-I-C-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈd̪ikt̪e].
What does "dicte" mean?
As a verb, "dicte" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de dictar.
What words are commonly confused with "dicte"?
"dicte" is commonly confused with "die", "dije", "doce". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dicte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dicte" is [ˈd̪ikt̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dicte" come from?
"dicte" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

divas#30,878errar#30,892exime#30,906fluya#30,916

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

efigie7 variantsetíope7 variantsclean7 variantschata7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list