Which to use
“dais” is a verb and “día” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,639
- “dais” frequency rank
- #76
- “día” frequency rank
- 20715
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dais | día |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del presente de indicativo de dar o de darse. | Tiempo que tarda la Tierra en dar una vuelta alrededor de su eje, equivalente a 24 horas. |
Where the eye mixes dais and día
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses dais with día
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dais is [ˈd̪ajs] while día is [ˈd̪ia]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20715, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dais is recorded at frequency rank #20,639, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪ajs]. día is at rank #76, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈd̪ia].
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 20715, this pair ranks #258,117 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dais vs día
Shared letters: ad. Private to "dais": is. Private to "día": í.
"dais" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "día" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- dais ← adis · daiss · dasi · ddais · dias
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dais" for "día" ever safe?
Which is more common, "dais" or "día"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dais" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "día" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #258,117 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dais" and "día" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dais vs deir". 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 #258,117 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.