Which to use
“dábamos” and “digamos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,541
- “dábamos” frequency rank
- #3,697
- “digamos” frequency rank
- 40238
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dábamos | digamos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de dar. | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de decir. |
Where the eye mixes dábamos and digamos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses dábamos with digamos
A purely visual mix-up. dábamos ([ˈd̪aβ̞amos]) and digamos ([d̪iˈɣ̞amos]) 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 40238, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dábamos is recorded at frequency rank #36,541, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪aβ̞amos]. digamos is at rank #3,697, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪iˈɣ̞amos].
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 40238, this pair ranks #160,171 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dábamos vs digamos
Shared letters: admos. Private to "dábamos": bá. Private to "digamos": gi.
"dábamos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "digamos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- digamos ← ddigamos · dgiamos · diagmos · digammos · digamoss · digamso · digaoms · diggamos
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dábamos" for "digamos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "dábamos" vs "digamos" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dábamos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "digamos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #160,171 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dábamos" and "digamos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dábamos vs dudamos". 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 #160,171 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.