digitalvsdigitalesConfusable pair

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.

7 ch
digital
9 ch
digitales

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

  • digitalddigital · dgiital · diggital · digiatl · digitall · digitla · digittal · digtial
  • digitalesddigitales · dgiitales · diggitales · digiatles · digitaels · digitaless · digitalles · digitalse

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "digital" and "digitales" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([d̪ixiˈt̪al] versus [d̪ixiˈt̪ales]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "digital" or "digitales"?
"digital" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,506 in our Spanish list, against #4,322 for "digitales". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list