diesevsdigneConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#26,003
“diese” frequency rank
#44,120
“digne” frequency rank
70123
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature diese digne
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de dar o de darse. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de dignarse.

Where the eye mixes diese and digne

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. diese (CVVCV) and digne (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

5 ch
diese
5 ch
digne

Visual trap between diese and digne

A purely visual mix-up. diese ([ˈd̪jese]) and digne ([ˈd̪iɣ̞ne]) 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 70123, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

diese is recorded at frequency rank #26,003, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪jese]. digne is at rank #44,120, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪iɣ̞ne].

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 70123, this pair ranks #30,400 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of diese vs digne

Shared letters: dei. Private to "diese": s. Private to "digne": gn.

"diese" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV  ·  "digne" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • diese ← ddiese · deise · diece · diees · diesse · disee · idese
  • digne ← ddigne · dgine · digen · diggne · dignne · dinge · idgne

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "diese" for "digne" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈd̪jese] versus [ˈd̪iɣ̞ne]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "diese" or "digne"?
"diese" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,003 in our Spanish list, against #44,120 for "digne". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "diese" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "digne" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #30,400 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "diese" and "digne" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dig vs digne". 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 #30,400 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