dilema

/[d̪iˈlema]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#10,317

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

9

similar word pairs

dilema is aSpanishnoun. It means: Situación en la que es necesario elegir entre dos opciones diferentes, a menudo contradictorias entre sí. Pronounced [d̪iˈlema]. Often confused with diles and diseña.

Key facts for dilema
PropertyValue
Headworddilema
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[d̪iˈlema]
Letters6
Frequency rank#10,317
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for dilema is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪iˈlema]. Corpus data places it at rank #10,317 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for dilema, with forms such as "ddilema", "dielma", and "dileam". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "diles", "diseña", "dolerá", 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 dilema, spelled D-I-L-E-M-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Situación en la que es necesario elegir entre dos opciones diferentes, a menudo contradictorias entre sí.
  2. 2
    Estrategia argumentativa que propone dos ideas opuestas y, al elegir cualquiera de las dos, se prueba lo que inicialmente se quería demostrar.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddilema,dielma,dileam,dilemma,dillema,dilmea,dliema,idlema

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for dilema

Misspelling Variants of "dilema"

ddilema7dielma6dileam6dilemma7dillema7dilmea6dliema6idlema6
Misspelling Variants of "dilema"

Frequency rank: #10,317 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dilema"?
"dilema" is spelled D-I-L-E-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪iˈlema].
What does "dilema" mean?
As a noun, "dilema" means: Situación en la que es necesario elegir entre dos opciones diferentes, a menudo contradictorias entre sí.
What words are commonly confused with "dilema"?
"dilema" is commonly confused with "diles", "diseña", "dolerá". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dilema"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dilema" is [d̪iˈlema]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dilema" come from?
"dilema" 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

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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.