digèrevsdigérerWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“digère” and “digérer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#34,059
“digère” frequency rank
#16,856
“digérer” frequency rank
50915
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature digère digérer
Definition Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de digérer. Ordonner méthodiquement un sujet.

Where the eye mixes digère and digérer

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. digère runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against digérer's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
digère
7 ch
digérer

Why the eye confuses digère with digérer

A purely visual mix-up. digère (\di.ʒɛʁ\) and digérer (\di.ʒe.ʁe\) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50915, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

digère is recorded at frequency rank #34,059, classified as averb, pronounced \di.ʒɛʁ\. digérer is at rank #16,856, tagged as averb, pronounced \di.ʒe.ʁe\.

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 50915, this pair ranks #158,956 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of digère vs digérer

Shared letters: degir. Private to "digère": è. Private to "digérer": é.

"digère" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "digérer" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "digère" and "digérer" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\di.ʒɛʁ\ versus \di.ʒe.ʁe\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "digère" or "digérer"?
"digérer" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,856 in our French list, against #34,059 for "digère". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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  • Full dictionary entry for "digère" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "digérer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #158,956 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "digère" and "digérer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "digère vs digeste". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #158,956 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list