dichasvsdichosTell them apart

Quick tell: dichas is a adjective, dichos is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“dichas” is an adjective and “dichos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#4,237
“dichas” frequency rank
#3,245
“dichos” frequency rank
7482
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dichas dichos
Definition Forma del femenino plural de dicho. Forma del plural de dicho.

Where the eye mixes dichas and dichos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. dichas and dichos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
dichas
6 ch
dichos

Why the eye confuses dichas with dichos

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dichas is [ˈd̪it͡ʃas] while dichos is [ˈd̪it͡ʃos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “dichas” becomes o in “dichos”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7482, 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]. dichos is at rank #3,245, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈd̪it͡ʃos].

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 7482, this pair ranks #307,876 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of dichas vs dichos

Shared letters: cdhis. Private to "dichas": a. Private to "dichos": o.

"dichas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "dichos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • dichas ← dcihas · ddichas · dicahs · dicchas · dichass · dichhas · dichsa · dihcas
  • dichos ← dcihos · ddichos · dicchos · dichhos · dichoss · dichso · dicohs · dihcos

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "dichas" and "dichos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "dichas" is an adjective and "dichos" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "dichas" or "dichos"?
"dichos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,245 in our Spanish list, against #4,237 for "dichas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "dichas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "dichos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #307,876 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "dichas" and "dichos" 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 #307,876 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