Which to use
“dig” is an onomatopoeia and “doigt” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,253
- “dig” frequency rank
- #2,470
- “doigt” frequency rank
- 41723
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dig | doigt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Son métallique. | Extrémité articulée des mains de l’être humain. |
Letter map: dig vs doigt
Shared letters muted; letters that set dig and doigt apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - dig and doigt
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: dig is anonomatopoeia and doigtanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41723, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dig is recorded at frequency rank #39,253, classified as anonomatopoeia. doigt is at rank #2,470, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dwa\.
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 41723, this pair ranks #230,987 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dig vs doigt
Shared letters: dgi. Private to "dig": -. Private to "doigt": ot.
"dig" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "doigt" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- doigt ← ddoigt · diogt · dogit · doiggt · doigtt · doitg · odigt
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dig" and "doigt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "dig" or "doigt" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "dig" vs "doigt" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "dig" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "doigt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #230,987 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dig" and "doigt" 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 #230,987 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.