Which to use
“digère” is a verb and “digeste” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,059
- “digère” frequency rank
- #47,282
- “digeste” frequency rank
- 81341
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | digère | digeste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de digérer. | Digestible, que l’on peut digérer. |
Where the eye mixes digère and digeste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. digère runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against digeste's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between digère and digeste
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: digère is \di.ʒɛʁ\ while digeste is \di.ʒɛst\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81341, 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\. digeste is at rank #47,282, tagged as anadj, 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 81341, this pair ranks #18,956 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of digère vs digeste
Shared letters: degi. Private to "digère": rè. Private to "digeste": st.
"digère" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "digeste" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- digeste ← ddigeste · dgieste · diegste · digeset · digesste · digestte · digetse · diggeste
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "digère" and "digeste" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "digère" vs "digeste" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "digère" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "digeste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,956 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "digère" and "digeste" 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 #18,956 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.