Which to use
“dignes” is an adjective and “digue” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,686
- “dignes” frequency rank
- #18,169
- “digue” frequency rank
- 28855
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dignes | digue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de digne. | Levée de terre, de pierres, de bois, etc. pour contenir des eaux d’un fleuve, d’un torrent, d’un lac, et contrer les flots de la mer. |
Where the eye mixes dignes and digue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: dignes vs digue
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dignes is \diɲ\ while digue is \diɡ\. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28855, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dignes is recorded at frequency rank #10,686, classified as anadj, pronounced \diɲ\. digue is at rank #18,169, tagged as anoun, pronounced \diɡ\.
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 28855, this pair ranks #320,247 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dignes vs digue
Shared letters: degi. Private to "dignes": ns. Private to "digue": u.
"dignes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "digue" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dignes" and "digue" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "dignes" or "digue"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "dignes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "digue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #320,247 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dignes" and "digue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "digue vs diode". 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 #320,247 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.