Which to use
“digest” is a noun and “dites” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,281
- “digest” frequency rank
- #1,409
- “dites” frequency rank
- 48690
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | digest | dites |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Réduction de texte, abrégé, condensé. | Participe passé féminin pluriel du verbe dire. |
Where the eye mixes digest and dites
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. digest runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against dites's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between digest and dites
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: digest is \di.ʒɛst\ while dites is \dit\. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48690, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
digest is recorded at frequency rank #47,281, classified as anoun, pronounced \di.ʒɛst\. dites is at rank #1,409, tagged as averb, pronounced \dit\.
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 48690, this pair ranks #176,794 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of digest vs dites
Shared letters: deist. Private to "digest": g. Private to "dites": -.
"digest" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "dites" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "digest" and "dites" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "digest" or "dites"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "digest" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dites" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #176,794 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "digest" and "dites" 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 #176,794 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.