dignasvsdignoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“dignas” and “digno” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#15,592
“dignas” frequency rank
#4,782
“digno” frequency rank
20374
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dignas digno
Definition Forma del femenino plural de digno. Que le corresponde justamente algo.

Where the eye mixes dignas and digno

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

6 ch
dignas
5 ch
digno

Visual trap between dignas and digno

A purely visual mix-up. dignas ([ˈd̪iɣ̞nas]) and digno ([ˈd̪iɣ̞no]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20374, 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]. digno is at rank #4,782, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈd̪iɣ̞no].

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 20374, this pair ranks #259,618 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of dignas vs digno

Shared letters: dgin. Private to "dignas": as. Private to "digno": o.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • dignasddignas · dginas · digans · diggnas · dignass · dignnas · dignsa · dingas
  • dignoddigno · dgino · diggno · dignno · digon · dingo · idgno

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "dignas" and "digno" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈd̪iɣ̞nas] versus [ˈd̪iɣ̞no]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "dignas" or "digno"?
"digno" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,782 in our Spanish list, against #15,592 for "dignas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "dignas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "digno" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #259,618 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "dignas" and "digno" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dignas vs dimas". 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 #259,618 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