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

#2,445
“diálogo” frequency rank
#9,283
“diálogos” frequency rank
11728
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature diálogo diálogos
Definition Interacción verbal entre dos o más personas. Forma del plural de diálogo.

Where the eye mixes diálogo and diálogos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. diálogo runs 7 letters (CVVCVCV) against diálogos's 8 (CVVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
diálogo
8 ch
diálogos

Why the eye confuses diálogo with diálogos

A purely visual mix-up. diálogo ([ˈd̪jaloɣ̞o]) and diálogos ([ˈd̪jaloɣ̞os]) 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) - “diálogo” sits inside “diálogos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11728, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

diálogo is recorded at frequency rank #2,445, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈd̪jaloɣ̞o]. diálogos is at rank #9,283, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈd̪jaloɣ̞os].

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 11728, this pair ranks #294,084 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of diálogo vs diálogos

Shared letters: dgiloá. Private to "diálogo": -. Private to "diálogos": s.

"diálogo" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV  ·  "diálogos" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "diálogo" and "diálogos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈd̪jaloɣ̞o] versus [ˈd̪jaloɣ̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "diálogo" vs "diálogos" - which ranks higher?
"diálogo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,445 in our Spanish list, against #9,283 for "diálogos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "diálogo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "diálogos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #294,084 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "diálogo" and "diálogos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "decálogo vs diálogo". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #294,084 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