Which to use
“dígito” is a noun and “dimitió” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,477
- “dígito” frequency rank
- #34,063
- “dimitió” frequency rank
- 69540
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dígito | dimitió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cada una de las cifras que componen un número en un sistema determinado. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de dimitir. |
Where the eye mixes dígito and dimitió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. dígito runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against dimitió's 7 (CVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses dígito with dimitió
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dígito is [ˈd̪ixit̪o] while dimitió is [d̪imiˈt̪jo]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69540, 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]. dimitió is at rank #34,063, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪imiˈt̪jo].
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 69540, this pair ranks #31,778 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dígito vs dimitió
Shared letters: dit. Private to "dígito": goí. Private to "dimitió": mó.
"dígito" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "dimitió" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dígito" and "dimitió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "dígito" or "dimitió"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "dígito" and "dimitió" 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 "dimitió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,778 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dígito" and "dimitió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dígito vs dimita". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #31,778 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.