Which to use
“digne” and “diurne” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,134
- “digne” frequency rank
- #34,063
- “diurne” frequency rank
- 37197
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | digne | diurne |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui mérite quelque chose. | Qui dure vingt-quatre heures. |
Where the eye mixes digne and diurne
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. digne runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against diurne's 6 (CVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between digne and diurne
A purely visual mix-up. digne (\diɲ\) and diurne (\djyʁn\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37197, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
digne is recorded at frequency rank #3,134, classified as anadj, pronounced \diɲ\. diurne is at rank #34,063, tagged as anadj, pronounced \djyʁn\.
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 37197, this pair ranks #264,181 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of digne vs diurne
Shared letters: dein. Private to "digne": g. Private to "diurne": ru.
"digne" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "diurne" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "digne" for "diurne" ever safe?
Frequency check: "digne" vs "diurne" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "digne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "diurne" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #264,181 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "digne" and "diurne" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "diurne vs diurnes". 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 #264,181 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.