digáisvsdimasConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#38,058
“digáis” frequency rank
#47,737
“dimas” frequency rank
85795
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature digáis dimas
Definition Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de decir. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de dimir.

Where the eye mixes digáis and dimas

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

6 ch
digáis
5 ch
dimas

Visual trap between digáis and dimas

A purely visual mix-up. digáis ([d̪iˈɣ̞ajs]) and dimas ([ˈd̪imas]) 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 85795, 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]. dimas is at rank #47,737, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪imas].

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 85795, this pair ranks #5,820 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of digáis vs dimas

Shared letters: dis. Private to "digáis": gá. Private to "dimas": am.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • dimas ← ddimas · diams · dimass · dimmas · dimsa · dmias · idmas

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "digáis" and "dimas" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([d̪iˈɣ̞ajs] versus [ˈd̪imas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "digáis" or "dimas" show up more?
"digáis" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #38,058 in our Spanish list, against #47,737 for "dimas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "digáis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "dimas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #5,820 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "digáis" and "dimas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dimas vs diván". 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 #5,820 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