How do you say dice in Spanish?

The game pieces called dice translate to dados in Spanish (singular: dado), which is completely different from the Spanish verb dice meaning he/she says.

How do you say 'roll the dice' in Spanish?

The natural expression is tira los dados or lanza los dados, using the verbs tirar or lanzar (to throw) rather than a direct translation of roll.

Does dado have other meanings?

In cooking, cortar en dados means to dice or cube ingredients, and in construction, un dado can refer to a pedestal block or base — context determines which meaning applies.

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How to Say Dice in Spanish: Dados

Written by Sofia Ramirez, Lead Spanish Curriculum Editor · Reviewed May 2026

Dados · noun (masculine) · DAH-dohs

Dice in Spanish is dados, masculine plural. A single die is un dado. Be careful not to confuse this with the verb form dice, which means 'he/she says' in Spanish.

Dados is pronounced DAH-dohs, with stress on the first syllable.

Lanza los dados y avanza las casillas que te salgan.

Roll the dice and move forward the number of spaces you get.

Dice in Spanish: Quick Reference

Below are the most common Spanish words for dice, with pronunciation and regional usage notes.

Spanish	English	Pronunciation	Region / Register
dados	dice	DAH-dohs	Default, widely understood
dado	dice		singular form for one die

How Native Speakers Use Dados

Real example sentences across three contexts you'll actually run into.

Board game night

¿Quién tiene los dados? Es tu turno de tirar.

Who has the dice? It's your turn to roll.

Playing a board game.

Casino context

Apostó todo a una tirada de dados y perdió.

He bet everything on one roll of the dice and lost.

Gambling scenario.

Cooking instruction

Corta las verduras en dados pequeños para la sopa.

Cut the vegetables into small dice for the soup.

Dados also means cubed/diced in cooking.

Avoid These Mistakes When Using Dados

Confusing with verb dice

Incorrect: I need a dice for the game → Necesito un dice para el juego.

Correct: Necesito un dado para el juego.

Dice in Spanish is the verb form meaning he/she says — the noun for dice is dados/dado.

Using wrong verb for rolling dice

Incorrect: Rodé los dados.

Correct: Tiré los dados / Lancé los dados.

In Spanish, you throw (tirar/lanzar) dice rather than roll them.

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Common Questions About Dice in Spanish

How do you say dice in Spanish?: The game pieces called dice translate to dados in Spanish (singular: dado), which is completely different from the Spanish verb dice meaning he/she says.
How do you say 'roll the dice' in Spanish?: The natural expression is tira los dados or lanza los dados, using the verbs tirar or lanzar (to throw) rather than a direct translation of roll.
Does dado have other meanings?: In cooking, cortar en dados means to dice or cube ingredients, and in construction, un dado can refer to a pedestal block or base — context determines which meaning applies.