Which to use
“diluido” is a verb and “dolido” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,864
- “diluido” frequency rank
- #24,125
- “dolido” frequency rank
- 65989
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | diluido | dolido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de diluir. | Dolor, lástima, compasión. |
Where the eye mixes diluido and dolido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. diluido runs 7 letters (CVCVVCV) against dolido's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between diluido and dolido
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: diluido is [d̪iˈlwið̞o] while dolido is [d̪oˈlið̞o]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65989, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
diluido is recorded at frequency rank #41,864, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪iˈlwið̞o]. dolido is at rank #24,125, tagged as anoun, pronounced [d̪oˈlið̞o].
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 65989, this pair ranks #41,058 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of diluido vs dolido
Shared letters: dilo. Private to "diluido": u. Private to "dolido": -.
"diluido" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "dolido" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "diluido" and "dolido" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "diluido" or "dolido" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "diluido" and "dolido" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "diluido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dolido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #41,058 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "diluido" and "dolido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "diluido vs diluir". 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 #41,058 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.