dialogue

\dja.lɔɡ\

/\dja.lɔɡ\/ noun

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The verdict

“dialogue” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #2,995. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,995
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Entretien entre deux ou plusieurs personnes.

Corpus desk

Index FR-dialogue · dialogue · French

dialogue · rank #2,995 · 10 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,995
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH curieux

Nearest frequency peer: curieux (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Frequency neighbourhood for “dialogue”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “dialogue” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

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)

Où “dialogue” se place dans la fréquence du français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).dialoguese place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « curieux » (#2,994), « dispositif » (#2,996), « couronne » (#2,993). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around dialogue (IPA \dja.lɔɡ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,995 among 5,307 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how dialogue appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Elle se leva pour allumer deux bougies sur la commode, puis elle vint se rasseoir. – Eh bien ? fit Léon. – Eh bien ? répondit-elle. Et il cherchait comment renouer le dialogue interrompu, quand elle lui dit : – D’où vient que personne, jusqu’à présent, ne m’a jamais exprimé des sentiments pareils ?
  2. Un site de dialogue en ligne, pour gens qui n'osent plus sortir le soir.

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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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "dialogue", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

couronne#2,993contrats#2,990facteurs#3,001humaines#3,009

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

laissant10 variantsadultes10 variantstraduit10 variantstermine10 variants

What to do next

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  • "dialogue" maps to 2 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "dialogues". View pair
  • 10 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #2,995 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more French words in the "D" letter cohort. D–Z browse

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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