digital

/ˈdɪd͡ʒɪtl̩/

//ˈdɪd͡ʒɪtl̩// adj

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"digital" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“digital” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #1,560. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,560
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Having to do with digits (fingers or toes); especially, performed with a finger.

Corpus desk

Index EN-digital · digital · English

digital · rank #1,560 · 10 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,560
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH critical

Nearest frequency peer: critical (-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 “digital”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “digital” 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).

digital vs digits
71% similar
digital vs distal
71% similar
digital vs digitally
78% similar

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

Key facts for digital
PropertyValue
Headworddigital
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈdɪd͡ʒɪtl̩/
Letters7
Frequency rank#1,560
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “digital”

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).digitallands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “critical” (#1,559), “forced” (#1,561), “covered” (#1,558). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “digital” is #1,560. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around digital (IPA /ˈdɪd͡ʒɪtl̩/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #1,560 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for digital, with forms such as "ddigital", "dgiital", and "diggital". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "digits", "distal", "digitally", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Latin digitālis, from digitus (“finger, toe”) + -alis (“-al”), equivalent to digit + -al. Doublet of digitalis. The correct English form is digital, spelled D-I-G-I-T-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Having to do with digits (fingers or toes); especially, performed with a finger.
  2. 2
    Property of representing values as discrete, often binary, numbers rather than a continuous spectrum.
  3. 3
    Of or relating to computers or the Information Age.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. digital palpation
  2. digital examination

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin digitālis, from digitus (“finger, toe”) + -alis (“-al”), equivalent to digit + -al. Doublet of digitalis.

Antonyms

nondigitalundigitalanaloganaloguecontinuous

This word in other languages

digital(Español)digital(Français)Finger-(Deutsch)digital(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddigital
  • dgiital
  • diggital
  • digiatl
  • digitall
  • digitla
  • digittal
  • digtial
  • diigtal
  • idgital

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of digital - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ddigital1dgiital2diggital1digiatl2digitall1digitla2digittal1digtial2
Edit distance from "digital"

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 "digital"?
"digital" is spelled D-I-G-I-T-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈdɪd͡ʒɪtl̩/.
What does "digital" mean?
As an adjective, "digital" means: Having to do with digits (fingers or toes); especially, performed with a finger.
What words are commonly confused with "digital"?
"digital" is commonly confused with "digits", "distal", "digitally". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "digital"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "digital" is /ˈdɪd͡ʒɪtl̩/. 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 "digital"?
Borrowed from Latin digitālis, from digitus (“finger, toe”) + -alis (“-al”), equivalent to digit + -al. Doublet of digitalis. 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 "digital", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

covered#1,558Chicago#1,556becomes#1,552realize#1,573

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

mostly10 variantssurface10 variantssources10 variantsactions10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list