dignasvsdignosWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#15,592
“dignas” frequency rank
#12,800
“dignos” frequency rank
28392
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dignas dignos
Definition Forma del femenino plural de digno. Forma del masculino plural de digno.

Where the eye mixes dignas and dignos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
dignas
6 ch
dignos

Why the eye confuses dignas with dignos

A purely visual mix-up. dignas ([ˈd̪iɣ̞nas]) and dignos ([ˈd̪iɣ̞nos]) 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 a single letter - a in “dignas” becomes o in “dignos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28392, 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]. dignos is at rank #12,800, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈd̪iɣ̞nos].

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 28392, this pair ranks #222,254 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of dignas vs dignos

Shared letters: dgins. Private to "dignas": a. Private to "dignos": o.

"dignas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "dignos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • dignasddignas · dginas · digans · diggnas · dignass · dignnas · dignsa · dingas
  • dignosddignos · dginos · diggnos · dignnos · dignoss · dignso · digons · dingos

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "dignas" and "dignos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈd̪iɣ̞nas] versus [ˈd̪iɣ̞nos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "dignas" vs "dignos" - which ranks higher?
"dignos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,800 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 "dignos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #222,254 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "dignas" and "dignos" 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 #222,254 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