Which to use
“dígame” and “digan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,664
- “dígame” frequency rank
- #2,978
- “digan” frequency rank
- 23642
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dígame | digan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (usted) del imperativo de decir acompañada del sufijo me. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de decir. |
Where the eye mixes dígame and digan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. dígame runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against digan's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between dígame and digan
A purely visual mix-up. dígame ([ˈd̪iɣ̞ame]) 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 23642, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dígame is recorded at frequency rank #20,664, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪iɣ̞ame]. 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 23642, this pair ranks #244,833 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dígame vs digan
Shared letters: adg. Private to "dígame": emí. Private to "digan": in.
"dígame" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "digan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- digan ← ddigan · dgian · diagn · digann · diggan · idgan
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dígame" and "digan" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "dígame" vs "digan" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "dígame" and "digan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dígame" 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 #244,833 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dígame" and "digan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dígame 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 #244,833 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.