díasvsdigáisWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: días is a noun, digáis is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“días” is a noun and “digáis” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#158
“días” frequency rank
#38,058
“digáis” frequency rank
38216
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature días digáis
Definition Forma del plural de día. Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de decir.

Where the spellings diverge

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

4 ch
días
6 ch
digáis

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: días is [ˈd̪ias] while digáis is [d̪iˈɣ̞ajs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38216, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

días is recorded at frequency rank #158, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈd̪ias]. 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 38216, this pair ranks #171,200 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of días vs digáis

Shared letters: ds. Private to "días": . Private to "digáis": giá.

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

Frequency comparison

días#158
digáis#38,058

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "días" and "digáis" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "días" is a noun and "digáis" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "días" or "digáis"?
"días" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #158 in our Spanish list, against #38,058 for "digáis". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering días vs digáis

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “días”; for a verb, it's “digáis”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “días” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list