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

#4,237
“dichas” frequency rank
#15,592
“dignas” frequency rank
19829
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dichas dignas
Definition Forma del femenino plural de dicho. Forma del femenino plural de digno.

Where the eye mixes dichas and dignas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
dichas
6 ch
dignas

Look-alike desk: dichas vs dignas

A purely visual mix-up. dichas ([ˈd̪it͡ʃas]) and dignas ([ˈd̪iɣ̞nas]) 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 19829, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

dichas is recorded at frequency rank #4,237, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈd̪it͡ʃas]. dignas is at rank #15,592, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈd̪iɣ̞nas].

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 19829, this pair ranks #262,037 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of dichas vs dignas

Shared letters: adis. Private to "dichas": ch. Private to "dignas": gn.

"dichas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "dignas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • dichasdcihas · ddichas · dicahs · dicchas · dichass · dichhas · dichsa · dihcas
  • dignasddignas · dginas · digans · diggnas · dignass · dignnas · dignsa · dingas

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "dichas" and "dignas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈd̪it͡ʃas] versus [ˈd̪iɣ̞nas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "dichas" or "dignas"?
"dichas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,237 in our Spanish list, against #15,592 for "dignas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "dichas" and "dignas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "dichas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "dignas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #262,037 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "dichas" and "dignas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dignas 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 #262,037 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