dígitovsdimitaTell them apart

Quick tell: dígito is a noun, dimita is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“dígito” is a noun and “dimita” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#35,477
“dígito” frequency rank
#42,958
“dimita” frequency rank
78435
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dígito dimita
Definition Cada una de las cifras que componen un número en un sistema determinado. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de dimitir.

Where the eye mixes dígito and dimita

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. dígito and dimita follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
dígito
6 ch
dimita

Visual trap between dígito and dimita

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dígito is [ˈd̪ixit̪o] while dimita is [d̪iˈmit̪a]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78435, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

dígito is recorded at frequency rank #35,477, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈd̪ixit̪o]. dimita is at rank #42,958, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪iˈmit̪a].

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 78435, this pair ranks #14,460 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of dígito vs dimita

Shared letters: dit. Private to "dígito": goí. Private to "dimita": am.

"dígito" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "dimita" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • dimita ← ddimita · diimta · dimiat · dimitta · dimmita · dimtia · dmiita · idmita

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "dígito" and "dimita" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "dígito" is a noun and "dimita" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "dígito" or "dimita" show up more?
"dígito" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #35,477 in our Spanish list, against #42,958 for "dimita". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "dígito" and "dimita" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "dígito" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "dimita" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #14,460 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "dígito" and "dimita" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dimita vs disipa". 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 #14,460 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