dicten

[ˈd̪ikt̪ẽn]

/[ˈd̪ikt̪ẽn]/ verb

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The verdict

“dicten” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #52,214 among 4,885 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,214
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de dictar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-dicten · dicten · Spanish

dicten · rank #52,214 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,214
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH detendrán

Nearest frequency peer: detendrán (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “dicten”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “dicten” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for dicten
PropertyValue
Headworddicten
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈd̪ikt̪ẽn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#52,214
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “dicten” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).dictencae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “detendrán” (#52,213), “Dieter” (#52,215), “diezmos” (#52,216). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “dicten” va en #52,214. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dicten is uncommon Spanish at frequency #52,214 among 4,885 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈd̪ikt̪ẽn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for dicten, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is dicten, spelled D-I-C-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de dictar.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del plural (ustedes) del imperativo de dictar.

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 "dicten"?
"dicten" is spelled D-I-C-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈd̪ikt̪ẽn].
What does "dicten" mean?
As a verb, "dicten" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de dictar.
How do you pronounce "dicten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dicten" is [ˈd̪ikt̪ẽn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dicten" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Dieter#52,215Débora#52,225Eloísa#52,228ending#52,232

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list