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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "diese" for "digne" ever safe?
Which is more common, "diese" or "digne"?
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.