digèrevsdînersWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: digère is a verb, dîners is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“digère” is a verb and “dîners” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#34,059
“digère” frequency rank
#21,608
“dîners” frequency rank
55667
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature digère dîners
Definition Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de digérer. Pluriel de dîner.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set digère and dîners apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
digère
6 ch
dîners

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: digère is \di.ʒɛʁ\ while dîners is \di.ne\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 4 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 55667, 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\. dîners is at rank #21,608, tagged as anoun, pronounced \di.ne\.

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 55667, this pair ranks #125,998 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of digère vs dîners

Shared letters: der. Private to "digère": giè. Private to "dîners": nsî.

"digère" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "dîners" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC

Frequency comparison

digère#34,059
dîners#21,608

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "digère" and "dîners" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "digère" is a verb and "dîners" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "digère" or "dîners"?
"dîners" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,608 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.

Remembering digère vs dîners

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “digère”; for a noun, it's “dîners”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “digère” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list