digest

/daɪˈd͡ʒɛst/

//daɪˈd͡ʒɛst// verb

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"digest" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“digest” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #11,018. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,018
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To distribute or arrange methodically; to work over and classify; to reduce to portions for ready use or application.

Corpus desk

Index EN-digest · digest · English

digest · rank #11,018 · 9 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,018
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH detector

Nearest frequency peer: detector (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “digest”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “digest” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

digest vs digs
67% similar
digest vs dist
67% similar
digest vs digit
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for digest
PropertyValue
Headworddigest
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/daɪˈd͡ʒɛst/
Letters6
Frequency rank#11,018
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “digest”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).digestlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “detector” (#11,017), “diplomacy” (#11,019), “descendants” (#11,016). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “digest” is #11,018. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around digest (IPA /daɪˈd͡ʒɛst/), averb. Corpus frequency is #11,018 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 11 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for digest, with forms such as "ddigest", "dgiest", and "diegst". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "digs", "dist", "digit", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English digesten, from Latin dīgestus, past participle of dīgerō (“carry apart”), from dī- (for dis- (“apart”)) + gerō (“to carry”), influenced by Middle French digestion. Partly displaced native Old English meltan (intransitive) and mieltan (tr… The correct English form is digest, spelled D-I-G-E-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    To distribute or arrange methodically; to work over and classify; to reduce to portions for ready use or application.
  2. 2
    To separate (the food) in its passage through the alimentary canal into the nutritive and nonnutritive elements; to prepare, by the action of the digestive juices, for conversion into blood; to convert into chyme.
  3. 3
    To think over and arrange methodically in the mind; to reduce to a plan or method; to receive in the mind and consider carefully; to get an understanding of; to comprehend.
  4. 4
    To bear comfortably or patiently; to be reconciled to; to brook.
  5. 5
    To expose to a gentle heat in a boiler or matrass, as a preparation for chemical operations.
  6. 6
    To undergo digestion.
  7. 7
    To cut with one or more restriction endonucleases.
  8. 8
    To suppurate; to generate pus, as an ulcer.
  9. 9
    To cause to suppurate, or generate pus, as an ulcer or wound.
  10. 10
    To ripen; to mature.
  11. 11
    To quieten or reduce (a negative feeling, such as anger or grief).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how digest appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. to digest laws
  2. joining them together and digesting them into order

Etymology

From Middle English digesten, from Latin dīgestus, past participle of dīgerō (“carry apart”), from dī- (for dis- (“apart”)) + gerō (“to carry”), influenced by Middle French digestion. Partly displaced native Old English meltan (intransitive) and mieltan (transitive), both “to melt, to digest,” whence Modern English melt.

Synonyms

arrangesortsort outsort out

This word in other languages

digerir(Español)digérer(Français)ordnen(Deutsch)digerir(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddigest
  • dgiest
  • diegst
  • digesst
  • digestt
  • digets
  • diggest
  • digset
  • idgest

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of digest - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ddigest1dgiest2diegst2digesst1digestt1digets2diggest1digset2
Edit distance from "digest"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "digest"?
"digest" is spelled D-I-G-E-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is /daɪˈd͡ʒɛst/.
What does "digest" mean?
As a verb, "digest" means: To distribute or arrange methodically; to work over and classify; to reduce to portions for ready use or application.
What words are commonly confused with "digest"?
"digest" is commonly confused with "digs", "dist", "digit". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "digest"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "digest" is /daɪˈd͡ʒɛst/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "digest"?
From Middle English digesten, from Latin dīgestus, past participle of dīgerō (“carry apart”), from dī- (for dis- (“apart”)) + gerō (“to carry”), influenced by Middle French digestion. Partly displaced native Old English meltan (intransitive) and m... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "digest", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list