Which to use
“digan” and “dirás” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,978
- “digan” frequency rank
- #15,350
- “dirás” frequency rank
- 18328
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | digan | dirás |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de decir. | Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del futuro de indicativo de decir. |
Where the eye mixes digan and dirás
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses digan with dirás
A purely visual mix-up. digan ([ˈd̪iɣ̞ãn]) and dirás ([d̪iˈɾas]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18328, 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]. dirás is at rank #15,350, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪iˈɾas].
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 18328, this pair ranks #268,361 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of digan vs dirás
Shared letters: di. Private to "digan": agn. Private to "dirás": rsá.
"digan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "dirás" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- digan ← ddigan · dgian · diagn · digann · diggan · idgan
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "digan" and "dirás" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "digan" or "dirás"?
What to do next
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 "dirás" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #268,361 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "digan" and "dirás" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dimas vs dirás". 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 #268,361 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.