Which to use
“digital” is an adjective and “dígito” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,506
- “digital” frequency rank
- #35,477
- “dígito” frequency rank
- 36983
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | digital | dígito |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Propio o relativo a los dedos. | Cada una de las cifras que componen un número en un sistema determinado. |
Where the eye mixes digital and dígito
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between digital and dígito
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: digital is [d̪ixiˈt̪al] while dígito is [ˈd̪ixit̪o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36983, 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]. dígito is at rank #35,477, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈd̪ixit̪o].
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 36983, this pair ranks #177,769 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of digital vs dígito
Shared letters: dgit. Private to "digital": al. Private to "dígito": oí.
"digital" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "dígito" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- digital ← ddigital · dgiital · diggital · digiatl · digitall · digitla · digittal · digtial
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "digital" and "dígito" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "digital" or "dígito" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "digital" and "dígito" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "digital" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dígito" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #177,769 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "digital" and "dígito" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dígito 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 #177,769 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.