darávsdigaWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#2,705
“dará” frequency rank
#1,137
“diga” frequency rank
3842
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dará diga
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de dar o de darse. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de decir.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set dará and diga apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

4 ch
dará
4 ch
diga

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. dará ([d̪aˈɾa]) and diga ([ˈd̪iɣ̞a]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3842, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

dará is recorded at frequency rank #2,705, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪aˈɾa]. diga is at rank #1,137, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪iɣ̞a].

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 3842, this pair ranks #317,434 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of dará vs diga

Shared letters: ad. Private to "dará": . Private to "diga": gi.

"dará" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "diga" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • digaddiga · dgia · diag · digga · idga

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "dará" and "diga" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([d̪aˈɾa] versus [ˈd̪iɣ̞a]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "dará" or "diga"?
"diga" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,137 in our Spanish list, against #2,705 for "dará". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list