Which to use
“dañan” and “digan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,097
- “dañan” frequency rank
- #2,978
- “digan” frequency rank
- 27075
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dañan | digan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de dañar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de decir. |
Where the eye mixes dañan and digan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. dañan and digan follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: dañan vs digan
A purely visual mix-up. dañan ([ˈd̪aɲãn]) and digan ([ˈd̪iɣ̞ãn]) 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 27075, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dañan is recorded at frequency rank #24,097, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪aɲãn]. digan is at rank #2,978, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪iɣ̞ãn].
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 27075, this pair ranks #228,566 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dañan vs digan
Shared letters: adn. Private to "dañan": ñ. Private to "digan": gi.
"dañan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "digan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- digan ← ddigan · dgian · diagn · digann · diggan · idgan
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dañan" and "digan" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "dañan" vs "digan" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "dañan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "digan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #228,566 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dañan" and "digan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dañan vs donen". 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 #228,566 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.