Which to use
“diam” and “dico” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,221
- “diam” frequency rank
- #28,913
- “dico” frequency rank
- 70134
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | diam | dico |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Diamant. | Dictionnaire. |
Where the eye mixes diam and dico
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. diam (CVVC) and dico (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses diam with dico
A purely visual mix-up. diam (\djam\) and dico (\di.ko\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70134, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
diam is recorded at frequency rank #41,221, classified as anoun, pronounced \djam\. dico is at rank #28,913, tagged as anoun, pronounced \di.ko\.
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 70134, this pair ranks #52,482 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of diam vs dico
Shared letters: di. Private to "diam": am. Private to "dico": co.
"diam" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "dico" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "diam" for "dico" ever safe?
Frequency check: "diam" vs "dico" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "diam" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dico" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #52,482 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "diam" and "dico" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "diam vs dray". 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 #52,482 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.