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. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Digby and dobby apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Digby and dobby form a confusable pair in the English index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. 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.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering Digby vs dobby
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a name, it's “Digby”; for a noun, it's “dobby”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Digby” entry
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