dig vs digan, What's the Difference?

Which to use

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

#35,991
“dig” frequency rank: #2,978
“digan” frequency rank: 38969
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	dig	digan
Definition	Cavar, escarbar.	Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de decir.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set dig and digan apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

3 ch

dig

5 ch

digan

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. dig (/dɪg/) and digan ([ˈd̪iɣ̞ãn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “dig” sits inside “digan”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38969, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

dig is recorded at frequency rank #35,991, classified as averb, pronounced /dɪg/. digan is at rank #2,978, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪iɣ̞ãn].

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 38969, this pair ranks #167,121 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of dig vs digan

Shared letters: dgi. Private to "dig": -. Private to "digan": an.

"dig" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "digan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

digan ← ddigan · dgian · diagn · digann · diggan · idgan

Frequency comparison

dig#35,991

digan#2,978

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "dig" and "digan" be used interchangeably?

No. They are said differently (/dɪg/ versus [ˈd̪iɣ̞ãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Which is more common, "dig" or "digan"?

"digan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,978 in our Spanish list, against #35,991 for "dig". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering dig vs digan

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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