Which to use
“días” is a noun and “dio” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #158
- “días” frequency rank
- #481
- “dio” frequency rank
- 639
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | días | dio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de día. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de dar o de darse. |
Where the eye mixes días and dio
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 dio is [ˈd̪jo]. 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 verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 639, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
días is recorded at frequency rank #158, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈd̪ias]. dio is at rank #481, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪jo].
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 639, this pair ranks #323,159 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of días vs dio
Shared letters: d. Private to "días": así. Private to "dio": io.
"días" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "dio" · 3 letters · shape CVV