digáisvsdiganWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#38,058
“digáis” frequency rank
#2,978
“digan” frequency rank
41036
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature digáis digan
Definition Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de decir. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de decir.

Where the eye mixes digáis and digan

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. digáis runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against digan's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
digáis
5 ch
digan

Why the eye confuses digáis with digan

A purely visual mix-up. digáis ([d̪iˈɣ̞ajs]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41036, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

digáis is recorded at frequency rank #38,058, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪iˈɣ̞ajs]. 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 41036, this pair ranks #155,836 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of digáis vs digan

Shared letters: dgi. Private to "digáis": sá. Private to "digan": an.

"digáis" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC  ·  "digan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "digáis" and "digan" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([d̪iˈɣ̞ajs] versus [ˈd̪iɣ̞ãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "digáis" vs "digan" - which ranks higher?
"digan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,978 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.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "digáis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "digan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #155,836 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "digáis" and "digan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "digáis 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 #155,836 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