Which to use
“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.
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?
Frequency check: "diálogo" vs "diálogos" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- 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.