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.
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?
Which is more common, "digère" or "digérer"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- 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.