Which to use
“digeste” and “directe” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,282
- “digeste” frequency rank
- #3,067
- “directe” frequency rank
- 50349
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | digeste | directe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Digestible, que l’on peut digérer. | Féminin singulier de direct. |
Where the eye mixes digeste and directe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses digeste with directe
A purely visual mix-up. digeste (\di.ʒɛst\) and directe (\di.ʁɛkt\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50349, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
digeste is recorded at frequency rank #47,282, classified as anadj, pronounced \di.ʒɛst\. directe is at rank #3,067, tagged as anadj, pronounced \di.ʁɛkt\.
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 50349, this pair ranks #163,341 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of digeste vs directe
Shared letters: deit. Private to "digeste": gs. Private to "directe": cr.
"digeste" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "directe" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "digeste" and "directe" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "digeste" or "directe" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "digeste" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "directe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #163,341 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "digeste" and "directe" 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 #163,341 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.