Which to use
“días” is a noun and “die” is an article - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #158
- “días” frequency rank
- #10,315
- “die” frequency rank
- 10473
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | días | die |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de día. | Forma de nominativo singular del artículo determinado femenino. |
Where the eye mixes días and die
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: días is [ˈd̪ias] while die is [di(:)]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs article), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10473, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
días is recorded at frequency rank #158, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈd̪ias]. die is at rank #10,315, tagged as anarticle, pronounced [di(:)].
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 10473, this pair ranks #298,476 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of días vs die
Shared letters: d. Private to "días": así. Private to "die": ei.
"días" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "die" · 3 letters · shape CVV