Which to use
“Digby” is a name and “dobby” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,418
- “Digby” frequency rank
- #45,337
- “dobby” frequency rank
- 82755
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Digby | dobby |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A suburb of Exeter, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX9591). | A device in some looms that allows the weaving of small geometric patterns. |
Letter map: Digby vs dobby
Shared letters muted; letters that set Digby and dobby apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: Digby vs dobby
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Digby is aname and dobbyanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82755, 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/. dobby is at rank #45,337, tagged as anoun.
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 82755, this pair ranks #15,134 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Digby vs dobby
Shared letters: bdy. Private to "Digby": gi. Private to "dobby": o.
"Digby" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "dobby" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Digby" for "dobby" ever safe?
In ordinary English text, does "Digby" or "dobby" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Digby" and "dobby".
- Full dictionary entry for "Digby" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dobby" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #15,134 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Digby" and "dobby" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dobby vs downy". 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 #15,134 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.