dignasvsdigneWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: dignas is a adjective, digne is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“dignas” is an adjective and “digne” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#15,592
“dignas” frequency rank
#44,120
“digne” frequency rank
59712
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dignas digne
Definition Forma del femenino plural de digno. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de dignarse.

Where the eye mixes dignas and digne

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
dignas
5 ch
digne

Look-alike desk: dignas vs digne

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dignas is [ˈd̪iɣ̞nas] while digne is [ˈd̪iɣ̞ne]. 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 verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59712, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

dignas is recorded at frequency rank #15,592, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈd̪iɣ̞nas]. digne is at rank #44,120, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪iɣ̞ne].

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 59712, this pair ranks #61,616 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of dignas vs digne

Shared letters: dgin. Private to "dignas": as. Private to "digne": e.

"dignas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "digne" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • dignasddignas · dginas · digans · diggnas · dignass · dignnas · dignsa · dingas
  • digneddigne · dgine · digen · diggne · dignne · dinge · idgne

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "dignas" and "digne" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "dignas" is an adjective and "digne" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "dignas" vs "digne" - which ranks higher?
"dignas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,592 in our Spanish list, against #44,120 for "digne". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "dignas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "digne" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #61,616 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "dignas" and "digne" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dig vs digne". 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 #61,616 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