díavsdomTell them apart

Which to use

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

#76
“día” frequency rank
#13,893
“dom” frequency rank
13969
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature día dom
Definition Tiempo que tarda la Tierra en dar una vuelta alrededor de su eje, equivalente a 24 horas. Casa.

Where the eye mixes día and dom

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.

3 ch
día
3 ch
dom

Why the eye confuses día with dom

A purely visual mix-up. día ([ˈd̪ia]) and dom (/dɔm/) 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 13969, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

día is recorded at frequency rank #76, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈd̪ia]. dom is at rank #13,893, tagged as anoun, pronounced /dɔm/.

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 13969, this pair ranks #285,880 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of día vs dom

Shared letters: d. Private to "día": . Private to "dom": mo.

"día" · 3 letters · shape CVV  ·  "dom" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "día" and "dom" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈd̪ia] versus /dɔm/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "día" or "dom"?
"día" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #76 in our Spanish list, against #13,893 for "dom". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "día" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "dom" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #285,880 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "día" and "dom" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dom vs dont". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #285,880 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