deisvsdiWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#31,304
“deis” frequency rank
#912
“di” frequency rank
32216
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature deis di
Definition Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de dar o de darse. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de decir.

Where the eye mixes deis and di

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

4 ch
deis
2 ch
di

Look-alike desk: deis vs di

A purely visual mix-up. deis ([ˈd̪ejs]) and di ([ˈd̪i]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32216, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

deis is recorded at frequency rank #31,304, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪ejs]. di is at rank #912, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪i].

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 32216, this pair ranks #203,151 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of deis vs di

Shared letters: di. Private to "deis": es. Private to "di": -.

"deis" · 4 letters · shape CVVC  ·  "di" · 2 letters · shape CV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • deisddeis · deiss · desi · edis

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "deis" and "di" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈd̪ejs] versus [ˈd̪i]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "deis" or "di"?
"di" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #912 in our Spanish list, against #31,304 for "deis". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "deis" and "di" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "deis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "di" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #203,151 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "deis" and "di" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "deis vs Deva". 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 #203,151 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