Which to use
“dice” and “diez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,417
- “dice” frequency rank
- #48,450
- “diez” frequency rank
- 92867
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dice | diez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de die. Dés à jouer. | Forme mutée de tiez par adoucissement (t → d). |
Where the eye mixes dice and diez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. dice (CVCV) and diez (CVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between dice and diez
A purely visual mix-up. dice (\ˈdaɪs\) and diez (\ˈdiːɛs\) 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 92867, 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\. diez is at rank #48,450, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈdiːɛs\.
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 92867, this pair ranks #2,697 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dice vs diez
Shared letters: dei. Private to "dice": c. Private to "diez": z.
"dice" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "diez" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dice" for "diez" ever safe?
Frequency check: "dice" vs "diez" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dice" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "diez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,697 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dice" and "diez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "diez vs dz". 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 #2,697 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.