Which to use
“digne” is a verb and “dique” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,120
- “digne” frequency rank
- #17,113
- “dique” frequency rank
- 61233
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | digne | dique |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de dignarse. | Valla hecha para contener el agua. |
Where the eye mixes digne and dique
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. digne (CVCCV) and dique (CVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between digne and dique
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: digne is [ˈd̪iɣ̞ne] while dique is [ˈd̪ike]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61233, 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]. dique is at rank #17,113, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈd̪ike].
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 61233, this pair ranks #56,192 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of digne vs dique
Shared letters: dei. Private to "digne": gn. Private to "dique": qu.
"digne" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "dique" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "digne" and "dique" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "digne" or "dique" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "digne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dique" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #56,192 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "digne" and "dique" 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 #56,192 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.