Which to use
“dichas” and “duchas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,237
- “dichas” frequency rank
- #22,671
- “duchas” frequency rank
- 26908
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dichas | duchas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de dicho. | Forma del femenino plural de ducho. |
Where the eye mixes dichas and duchas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. dichas and duchas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses dichas with duchas
A purely visual mix-up. dichas ([ˈd̪it͡ʃas]) and duchas ([ˈd̪ut͡ʃas]) 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 a single letter - i in “dichas” becomes u in “duchas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26908, 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]. duchas is at rank #22,671, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈd̪ut͡ʃas].
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 26908, this pair ranks #229,363 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dichas vs duchas
Shared letters: acdhs. Private to "dichas": i. Private to "duchas": u.
"dichas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "duchas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dichas" and "duchas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "dichas" or "duchas"?
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 "duchas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #229,363 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dichas" and "duchas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ducharse vs duchas". 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 #229,363 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.