Which to use
“dique” and “diques” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,113
- “dique” frequency rank
- #29,167
- “diques” frequency rank
- 46280
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dique | diques |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Valla hecha para contener el agua. | Forma del plural de dique. |
Where the eye mixes dique and diques
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. dique runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against diques's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between dique and diques
A purely visual mix-up. dique ([ˈd̪ike]) and diques ([ˈd̪ikes]) 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 extra letter(s) - “dique” sits inside “diques”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46280, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dique is recorded at frequency rank #17,113, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈd̪ike]. diques is at rank #29,167, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈd̪ikes].
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 46280, this pair ranks #126,652 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dique vs diques
Shared letters: deiqu. Private to "dique": -. Private to "diques": s.
"dique" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "diques" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dique" and "diques" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "dique" or "diques" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "dique" and "diques" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dique" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "diques" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #126,652 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dique" and "diques" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dediques vs diques". 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 #126,652 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.