Which to use
“dignes” and “dingues” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,686
- “dignes” frequency rank
- #23,512
- “dingues” frequency rank
- 34198
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dignes | dingues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de digne. | Pluriel de dingue |
Where the eye mixes dignes and dingues
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses dignes with dingues
A purely visual mix-up. dignes (\diɲ\) and dingues (\dɛ̃ɡ\) 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 34198, 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\. dingues is at rank #23,512, tagged as anadj, pronounced \dɛ̃ɡ\.
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 34198, this pair ranks #285,487 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dignes vs dingues
Shared letters: degins. Private to "dignes": -. Private to "dingues": u.
"dignes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "dingues" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dignes" for "dingues" ever safe?
Which is more common, "dignes" or "dingues"?
Useful next steps
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 "dingues" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #285,487 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dignes" and "dingues" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dingues vs dragues". 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 #285,487 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.