# desire vs dire

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### desire
*verb · IPA /dɪˈzaɪə/ · frequency rank #48,349*
Desear, querer.

### dire
*noun · IPA [ˈd̪iɾe] · frequency rank #17,412*
Director.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/es/vs/desire-vs-dire