dignevsdignosTell them apart

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

Which to use

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

#44,120
“digne” frequency rank
#12,800
“dignos” frequency rank
56920
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes digne and dignos

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

5 ch
digne
6 ch
dignos

Visual trap between digne and dignos

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: digne is [ˈd̪iɣ̞ne] while dignos is [ˈd̪iɣ̞nos]. 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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56920, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

digne is recorded at frequency rank #44,120, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪iɣ̞ne]. 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 56920, this pair ranks #72,578 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of digne vs dignos

Shared letters: dgin. Private to "digne": e. Private to "dignos": os.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • digneddigne · dgine · digen · diggne · dignne · dinge · idgne
  • dignosddignos · dginos · diggnos · dignnos · dignoss · dignso · digons · dingos

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "digne" and "dignos" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "digne" is a verb and "dignos" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "digne" 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 #44,120 for "digne". 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 "digne" and "dignos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "digne" 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 #72,578 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "digne" and "dignos" 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 #72,578 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