Which to use
“digital” and “digitales” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,506
- “digital” frequency rank
- #4,322
- “digitales” frequency rank
- 5828
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | digital | digitales |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Propio o relativo a los dedos. | Forma del plural de digital. |
Where the eye mixes digital and digitales
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses digital with digitales
A purely visual mix-up. digital ([d̪ixiˈt̪al]) and digitales ([d̪ixiˈt̪ales]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “digital” sits inside “digitales”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5828, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
digital is recorded at frequency rank #1,506, classified as anadj, pronounced [d̪ixiˈt̪al]. digitales is at rank #4,322, tagged as anadj, pronounced [d̪ixiˈt̪ales].
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 5828, this pair ranks #312,545 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of digital vs digitales
Shared letters: adgilt. Private to "digital": -. Private to "digitales": es.
"digital" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "digitales" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "digital" and "digitales" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "digital" or "digitales"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "digital" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "digitales" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #312,545 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "digital" and "digitales" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "digital vs dimita". 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 #312,545 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.