Which to use
“digital” is an adjective and “dígitos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,506
- “digital” frequency rank
- #18,522
- “dígitos” frequency rank
- 20028
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | digital | dígitos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Propio o relativo a los dedos. | Forma del plural de dígito. |
Where the eye mixes digital and dígitos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between digital and dígitos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: digital is [d̪ixiˈt̪al] while dígitos is [ˈd̪ixit̪os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20028, 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]. dígitos is at rank #18,522, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈd̪ixit̪os].
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 20028, this pair ranks #261,122 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of digital vs dígitos
Shared letters: dgit. Private to "digital": al. Private to "dígitos": osí.
"digital" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "dígitos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- digital ← ddigital · dgiital · diggital · digiatl · digitall · digitla · digittal · digtial
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "digital" for "dígitos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "digital" vs "dígitos" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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 "dígitos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #261,122 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "digital" and "dígitos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dígito vs dígitos". 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 #261,122 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.