diese

[ˈd̪jese]

/[ˈd̪jese]/ verb

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The verdict

“diese” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #26,003. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,003
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 pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de dar o de darse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-diese · diese · Spanish

diese · rank #26,003 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,003
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH dichoso

Nearest frequency peer: dichoso (-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 “diese”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “diese” 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).

diese vs Dios
40% similar
diese vs dije
60% similar
diese vs diez
60% similar

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

Key facts for diese
PropertyValue
Headworddiese
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈd̪jese]
Letters5
Frequency rank#26,003
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “diese”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.diesecae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “dichoso” (#26,002), “dignamente” (#26,004), “diagnosticado” (#26,001). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “diese” va en #26,003. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around diese (IPA [ˈd̪jese]), averb. Corpus frequency is #26,003 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for diese, with forms such as "ddiese", "deise", and "diece". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Dios", "dije", "diez", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is diese, spelled D-I-E-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de dar o de darse.
  2. 2
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de dar o de darse.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddiese
  • deise
  • diece
  • diees
  • diesse
  • disee
  • idese

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddiese1deise2diece1diees2diesse1disee2idese2
Edit distance from "diese"

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 "diese"?
"diese" is spelled D-I-E-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈd̪jese].
What does "diese" mean?
As a verb, "diese" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de dar o de darse.
What words are commonly confused with "diese"?
"diese" is commonly confused with "Dios", "dije", "diez". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "diese"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "diese" is [ˈd̪jese]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "diese" come from?
"diese" 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 "diese", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

early#26,014creek#25,973falle#26,040fundo#26,057

Similar misspelling depth

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

deceso7 variantscolado7 variantsgrité7 variantsHawaii7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list