Which to use
“dichas” and “dicho” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,237
- “dichas” frequency rank
- #317
- “dicho” frequency rank
- 4554
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dichas | dicho |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de dicho. | Mencionado anteriormente. |
Where the eye mixes dichas and dicho
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses dichas with dicho
A purely visual mix-up. dichas ([ˈd̪it͡ʃas]) and dicho ([ˈd̪it͡ʃo]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4554, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dichas is recorded at frequency rank #4,237, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈd̪it͡ʃas]. dicho is at rank #317, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈd̪it͡ʃo].
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 4554, this pair ranks #315,820 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dichas vs dicho
Shared letters: cdhi. Private to "dichas": as. Private to "dicho": o.
"dichas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "dicho" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dichas" and "dicho" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "dichas" vs "dicho" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "dichas" and "dicho" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dichas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dicho" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #315,820 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dichas" and "dicho" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dichas vs dimas". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #315,820 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.