Which to use
“day” and “día” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,598
- “day” frequency rank
- #76
- “día” frequency rank
- 5674
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | day | día |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Día. | Tiempo que tarda la Tierra en dar una vuelta alrededor de su eje, equivalente a 24 horas. |
Where the eye mixes day and día
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between day and día
A purely visual mix-up. day (/deɪ/) and día ([ˈd̪ia]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5674, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
day is recorded at frequency rank #5,598, classified as anoun, pronounced /deɪ/. 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 5674, this pair ranks #312,990 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of day vs día
Shared letters: ad. Private to "day": y. Private to "día": í.
"day" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "día" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "day" for "día" ever safe?
Frequency check: "day" vs "día" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "day" 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 #312,990 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "day" and "día" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dade vs day". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #312,990 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.