dadevsdijeTell them apart

Quick tell: dade is a verb, dije is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“dade” is a verb and “dije” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#46,463
“dade” frequency rank
#740
“dije” frequency rank
47203
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dade dije
Definition Segunda persona del plural (vós) del imperativo de dar. 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.

Where the eye mixes dade and dije

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
dade
4 ch
dije

Look-alike desk: dade vs dije

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dade is [ˈd̪að̞ɪ] while dije is [ˈd̪ixe]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47203, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

dade is recorded at frequency rank #46,463, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪að̞ɪ]. dije is at rank #740, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈd̪ixe].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 47203, this pair ranks #121,385 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of dade vs dije

Shared letters: de. Private to "dade": a. Private to "dije": ij.

"dade" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "dije" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • dadeadde · dadde · ddade · ddae
  • dijeddije · diej · dijje · djie · idje

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "dade" and "dije" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "dade" is a verb and "dije" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "dade" or "dije"?
"dije" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #740 in our Spanish list, against #46,463 for "dade". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "dade" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "dije" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #121,385 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "dade" and "dije" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dade vs dañen". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #121,385 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list