dígamevsdiganTell them apart

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.

6 ch
dígame
5 ch
digan

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?
No. They are said differently ([ˈd̪iɣ̞ame] versus [ˈd̪iɣ̞ãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "dígame" 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 #20,664 for "dígame". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list