Which to use
“Digby” and “Diggs” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,418
- “Digby” frequency rank
- #36,104
- “Diggs” frequency rank
- 73522
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Digby | Diggs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A suburb of Exeter, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX9591). | A surname originating as a patronymic. |
Where the eye mixes Digby and Diggs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Digby (CVCCV) and Diggs (CVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: Digby vs Diggs
A purely visual mix-up. Digby (/ˈdɪɡ.bi/) and Diggs (/ˈdɪɡz/) 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 73522, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Digby is recorded at frequency rank #37,418, classified as aname, pronounced /ˈdɪɡ.bi/. Diggs is at rank #36,104, tagged as aname, pronounced /ˈdɪɡz/.
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 73522, this pair ranks #39,322 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Digby vs Diggs
Shared letters: dgi. Private to "Digby": by. Private to "Diggs": s.
"Digby" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Diggs" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Digby" and "Diggs" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Digby" or "Diggs"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Digby" and "Diggs" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Digby" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Diggs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #39,322 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Digby" and "Diggs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Diggs vs dikes". 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 #39,322 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.