dije

/[ˈd̪ixe]/ noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#740

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

dije is aSpanishnoun. It means: Cualquier adorno de los que se ponían a los niños al cuello o pendientes de la cintura; y eran diferentes, así en su forma como en la materia de que estaban construidos. Pronounced [ˈd̪ixe]. It ranks #740 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with dj and dio.

Key facts for dije
PropertyValue
Headworddije
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈd̪ixe]
Letters4
Frequency rank#740
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of dije in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for dije is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈd̪ixe]. Corpus data places it at rank #740 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for dije, with forms such as "ddije", "diej", and "dijje". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "dj", "dio", "dir", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is dije, spelled D-I-J-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cualquier adorno de los que se ponían a los niños al cuello o pendientes de la cintura; y eran diferentes, así en su forma como en la materia de que estaban construidos.
  2. 2
    Cada una de las joyas, relicarios y otras alhajas pequeñas que suelen llevar por adorno las mujeres y aun los hombres.
  3. 3
    Persona de relevantes cualidades físicas o morales.
  4. 4
    Persona muy compuesta.
  5. 5
    Persona muy útil para hacer muchas cosas.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddije,diej,dijje,djie,idje

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for dije

Misspelling Variants of "dije"

ddije5diej4dijje5djie4idje4
Misspelling Variants of "dije"

Frequency rank: #740 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dije"?
"dije" is spelled D-I-J-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈd̪ixe].
What does "dije" mean?
As a noun, "dije" means: Cualquier adorno de los que se ponían a los niños al cuello o pendientes de la cintura; y eran diferentes, así en su forma como en la materia de que estaban construidos.
What words are commonly confused with "dije"?
"dije" is commonly confused with "dj", "dio", "dir". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dije"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dije" is [ˈd̪ixe]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dije" come from?
"dije" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Spanish words

Other entries that begin with the letter D in our Spanish index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.