Which to use
“dig” is an onomatopoeia and “digne” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,253
- “dig” frequency rank
- #3,134
- “digne” frequency rank
- 42387
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dig | digne |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Son métallique. | Qui mérite quelque chose. |
Letter map: dig vs digne
Shared letters muted; letters that set dig and digne apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. dig runs 3 letters (CVC) against digne's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: dig vs digne
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: dig is anonomatopoeia and digneanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “dig” sits inside “digne”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42387, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dig is recorded at frequency rank #39,253, classified as anonomatopoeia. digne is at rank #3,134, tagged as anadj, pronounced \diɲ\.
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 42387, this pair ranks #226,016 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dig vs digne
Shared letters: dgi. Private to "dig": -. Private to "digne": en.
"dig" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "digne" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- digne ← ddigne · dgine · digen · diggne · dignne · dinge · idgne
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dig" and "digne" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "dig" vs "digne" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've compared "dig" and "digne". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "dig" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "digne" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #226,016 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dig" and "digne" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "DCI vs dig". 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 #226,016 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.