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

#4,782
“digno” frequency rank
#12,800
“dignos” frequency rank
17582
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature digno dignos
Definition Que le corresponde justamente algo. Forma del masculino plural de digno.

Where the eye mixes digno and dignos

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

5 ch
digno
6 ch
dignos

Why the eye confuses digno with dignos

A purely visual mix-up. digno ([ˈd̪iɣ̞no]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “digno” sits inside “dignos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17582, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

digno is recorded at frequency rank #4,782, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈd̪iɣ̞no]. 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 17582, this pair ranks #271,541 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of digno vs dignos

Shared letters: dgino. Private to "digno": -. Private to "dignos": s.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • dignoddigno · dgino · diggno · dignno · digon · dingo · idgno
  • dignosddignos · dginos · diggnos · dignnos · dignoss · dignso · digons · dingos

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "digno" and "dignos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈd̪iɣ̞no] versus [ˈd̪iɣ̞nos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "digno" vs "dignos" - which ranks higher?
"digno" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,782 in our Spanish list, against #12,800 for "dignos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "digno" 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 #271,541 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "digno" and "dignos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "digne vs dignos". 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 #271,541 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