Which to use
“digère” is a verb and “digest” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,059
- “digère” frequency rank
- #47,281
- “digest” frequency rank
- 81340
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | digère | digest |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de digérer. | Réduction de texte, abrégé, condensé. |
Where the eye mixes digère and digest
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. digère (CVCVCV) and digest (CVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: digère vs digest
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: digère is \di.ʒɛʁ\ while digest is \di.ʒɛst\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81340, 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\. digest is at rank #47,281, tagged as anoun, 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 81340, this pair ranks #18,957 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of digère vs digest
Shared letters: degi. Private to "digère": rè. Private to "digest": st.
"digère" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "digest" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- digest ← ddigest · dgiest · diegst · digesst · digestt · digets · diggest · digset
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "digère" for "digest" ever safe?
Which is more common, "digère" or "digest"?
What to do next
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 "digest" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,957 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "digère" and "digest" 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 #18,957 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.