Which to use
“déteste” is a verb and “digeste” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,363
- “déteste” frequency rank
- #47,282
- “digeste” frequency rank
- 49645
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déteste | digeste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de détester. | Digestible, que l’on peut digérer. |
Where the eye mixes déteste and digeste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. déteste and digeste follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses déteste with digeste
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: déteste is \de.tɛst\ while digeste is \di.ʒɛst\. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49645, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
déteste is recorded at frequency rank #2,363, classified as averb, pronounced \de.tɛst\. digeste is at rank #47,282, tagged as anadj, pronounced \di.ʒɛst\.
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 49645, this pair ranks #168,951 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of déteste vs digeste
Shared letters: dest. Private to "déteste": é. Private to "digeste": gi.
"déteste" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "digeste" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- digeste ← ddigeste · dgieste · diegste · digeset · digesste · digestte · digetse · diggeste
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "déteste" for "digeste" ever safe?
Which is more common, "déteste" or "digeste"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "déteste" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "digeste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #168,951 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déteste" and "digeste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "digest vs digeste". 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 #168,951 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.