diganvsdigneTell them apart

Which to use

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

#2,978
“digan” frequency rank
#44,120
“digne” frequency rank
47098
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature digan digne
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de decir. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de dignarse.

Where the eye mixes digan and digne

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. digan (CVCVC) and digne (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

5 ch
digan
5 ch
digne

Look-alike desk: digan vs digne

A purely visual mix-up. digan ([ˈd̪iɣ̞ãn]) and digne ([ˈd̪iɣ̞ne]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47098, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

digan is recorded at frequency rank #2,978, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪iɣ̞ãn]. digne is at rank #44,120, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪iɣ̞ne].

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 47098, this pair ranks #121,951 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of digan vs digne

Shared letters: dgin. Private to "digan": a. Private to "digne": e.

"digan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "digne" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • digan ← ddigan · dgian · diagn · digann · diggan · idgan
  • digne ← ddigne · dgine · digen · diggne · dignne · dinge · idgne

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "digan" and "digne" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈd̪iɣ̞ãn] versus [ˈd̪iɣ̞ne]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "digan" vs "digne" - which ranks higher?
"digan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,978 in our Spanish list, against #44,120 for "digne". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "digan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "digne" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #121,951 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "digan" and "digne" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dig 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 #121,951 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