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“dais” and “digáis” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#20,639
“dais” frequency rank
#38,058
“digáis” frequency rank
58697
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dais digáis
Definition Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del presente de indicativo de dar o de darse. Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de decir.

Where the eye mixes dais and digáis

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. dais runs 4 letters (CVVC) against digáis's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

4 ch
dais
6 ch
digáis

Visual trap between dais and digáis

A purely visual mix-up. dais ([ˈd̪ajs]) and digáis ([d̪iˈɣ̞ajs]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58697, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

dais is recorded at frequency rank #20,639, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪ajs]. digáis is at rank #38,058, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪iˈɣ̞ajs].

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 58697, this pair ranks #65,502 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of dais vs digáis

Shared letters: dis. Private to "dais": a. Private to "digáis": gá.

"dais" · 4 letters · shape CVVC  ·  "digáis" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • dais ← adis · daiss · dasi · ddais · dias

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "dais" and "digáis" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈd̪ajs] versus [d̪iˈɣ̞ajs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "dais" or "digáis"?
"dais" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,639 in our Spanish list, against #38,058 for "digáis". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "dais" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "digáis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #65,502 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "dais" and "digáis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "digáis vs dimas". 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 #65,502 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list