dialogue

\dja.lɔɡ\

/\dja.lɔɡ\/ noun

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The verdict

“dialogue” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #2,995 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#2,995
frequency rank, French
8
letters
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Entretien entre deux ou plusieurs personnes.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

dialogue vs dialogues
89% similar
dialogue vs dialoguer
89% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for dialogue
PropertyValue
Headworddialogue
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\dja.lɔɡ\
Letters8
Frequency rank#2,995
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “dialogue” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). dialogue lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for dialogue is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \dja.lɔɡ\. Corpus data places it at rank #2,995 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for dialogue, with forms such as "dailogue", "ddialogue", and "dialgoue". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "dialogues", "dialoguer", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is dialogue, spelled D-I-A-L-O-G-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Entretien entre deux ou plusieurs personnes.
  2. 2
    Dans la langue politique ou syndicale. Discussion ouverte entre deux partis, deux groupes en vue d'établir les bases d'un accord, d'un compromis.
  3. 3
    Processus par lequel on met en présence deux visions du monde pour les comparer.
  4. 4
    Répliques échangées par les personnages d’une pièce de théâtre, d’un film, d’une églogue.
  5. 5
    Ouvrage qui adopte la forme d’un entretien, d’une conversation entre deux ou plusieurs personnes.
  6. 6
    Deux parties qui se répondent l’une à l’autre et qui souvent se réunissent.

Synonyms

discussion

Antonyms

monologuesoliloque

This word in other languages

dialogue(English)diálogo(Español)Dialog(Deutsch)diálogo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: dailogue,ddialogue,dialgoue,diallogue,dialogeu,dialoggue,dialouge,diaolgue,dilaogue,idalogue

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dialogue - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

dailogue2ddialogue1dialgoue2diallogue1dialogeu2dialoggue1dialouge2diaolgue2
Edit distance from "dialogue"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dialogue"?
"dialogue" is spelled D-I-A-L-O-G-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \dja.lɔɡ\.
What does "dialogue" mean?
As a noun, "dialogue" means: Entretien entre deux ou plusieurs personnes.
What words are commonly confused with "dialogue"?
"dialogue" is commonly confused with "dialogues", "dialoguer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dialogue"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dialogue" is \dja.lɔɡ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dialogue" come from?
"dialogue" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “dialogue”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is D-I-A-L-O-G-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \dja.lɔɡ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “dialogues” - see the side-by-side comparison. dialogue vs dialogues
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list