Which to use
“dichos” is a noun and “dichosa” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,245
- “dichos” frequency rank
- #33,546
- “dichosa” frequency rank
- 36791
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dichos | dichosa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de dicho. | Forma del femenino de dichoso. |
Where the eye mixes dichos and dichosa
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. dichos runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against dichosa's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: dichos vs dichosa
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dichos is [ˈd̪it͡ʃos] while dichosa is [d̪iˈt͡ʃosa]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “dichos” sits inside “dichosa”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36791, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dichos is recorded at frequency rank #3,245, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈd̪it͡ʃos]. dichosa is at rank #33,546, tagged as anadj, pronounced [d̪iˈt͡ʃosa].
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 36791, this pair ranks #178,755 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dichos vs dichosa
Shared letters: cdhios. Private to "dichos": -. Private to "dichosa": a.
"dichos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "dichosa" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dichos" for "dichosa" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "dichos" or "dichosa" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "dichos" and "dichosa" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dichos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dichosa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #178,755 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dichos" and "dichosa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dichosa vs dichosos". 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 #178,755 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.