diasvsdiceWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“dias” and “dice” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#36,797
“dias” frequency rank
#44,417
“dice” frequency rank
81214
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dias dice
Definition Pluriel de dia. Pluriel de die. Dés à jouer.

Where the eye mixes dias and dice

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. dias (CVVC) and dice (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

4 ch
dias
4 ch
dice

Visual trap between dias and dice

A purely visual mix-up. dias (\dja\) and dice (\ˈdaɪs\) 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 81214, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

dias is recorded at frequency rank #36,797, classified as anoun, pronounced \dja\. dice is at rank #44,417, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈdaɪs\.

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 81214, this pair ranks #19,251 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of dias vs dice

Shared letters: di. Private to "dias": as. Private to "dice": ce.

"dias" · 4 letters · shape CVVC  ·  "dice" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • dias ← dais · ddias · diass · disa · idas
  • dice ← dcie · ddice · dicce · diec · idce

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "dias" and "dice" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\dja\ versus \ˈdaɪs\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "dias" vs "dice" - which ranks higher?
"dias" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #36,797 in our French list, against #44,417 for "dice". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "dias" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "dice" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #19,251 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "dias" and "dice" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dèche vs dice". 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 #19,251 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list