Which to use
“dea” and “día” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,825
- “dea” frequency rank
- #76
- “día” frequency rank
- 15901
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dea | día |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Diosa. | Tiempo que tarda la Tierra en dar una vuelta alrededor de su eje, equivalente a 24 horas. |
Where the eye mixes dea and día
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: dea vs día
A purely visual mix-up. dea ([ˈdɛ.a]) 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 differ by a single letter - e in “dea” becomes í in “día”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15901, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dea is recorded at frequency rank #15,825, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈdɛ.a]. 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 15901, this pair ranks #278,321 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dea vs día
Shared letters: ad. Private to "dea": e. Private to "día": í.
"dea" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "día" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "dea" and "día" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dea" 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 #278,321 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dea" and "día" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dea vs Deva". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #278,321 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.