Which to use
“dice” is a noun and “dicte” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,417
- “dice” frequency rank
- #20,979
- “dicte” frequency rank
- 65396
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dice | dicte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de die. Dés à jouer. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de dicter. |
Where the eye mixes dice and dicte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. dice runs 4 letters (CVCV) against dicte's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: dice vs dicte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dice is \ˈdaɪs\ while dicte is \dikt\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65396, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dice is recorded at frequency rank #44,417, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈdaɪs\. dicte is at rank #20,979, tagged as averb, pronounced \dikt\.
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 65396, this pair ranks #72,551 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dice vs dicte
Shared letters: cdei. Private to "dice": -. Private to "dicte": t.
"dice" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "dicte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dice" for "dicte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "dice" vs "dicte" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "dice" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dicte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #72,551 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dice" and "dicte" 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 #72,551 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.