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“dedique” and “dediques” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#19,081
“dedique” frequency rank
#47,049
“dediques” frequency rank
66130
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dedique dediques
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de dedicar o de dedicarse. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de dedicar o de dedicarse.

Where the eye mixes dedique and dediques

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

7 ch
dedique
8 ch
dediques

Look-alike desk: dedique vs dediques

A purely visual mix-up. dedique ([d̪eˈð̞ike]) and dediques ([d̪eˈð̞ikes]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “dedique” sits inside “dediques”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66130, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

dedique is recorded at frequency rank #19,081, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈð̞ike]. dediques is at rank #47,049, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈð̞ikes].

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 66130, this pair ranks #40,681 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of dedique vs dediques

Shared letters: deiqu. Private to "dedique": -. Private to "dediques": s.

"dedique" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV  ·  "dediques" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • dediqueddedique · ddeique · deddique · dediqeu · dediqque · dediuqe · dedqiue · deidque
  • dediquesddediques · ddeiques · deddiques · dediqeus · dediqques · dediquess · dediquse · dediuqes

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "dedique" for "dediques" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([d̪eˈð̞ike] versus [d̪eˈð̞ikes]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "dedique" or "dediques"?
"dedique" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,081 in our Spanish list, against #47,049 for "dediques". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "dedique" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "dediques" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #40,681 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "dedique" and "dediques" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dediques vs diques". 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 #40,681 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