Which to use
“dignes” and “donnés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,686
- “dignes” frequency rank
- #6,288
- “donnés” frequency rank
- 16974
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dignes | donnés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de digne. | Masculin pluriel de donné. |
Where the eye mixes dignes and donnés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between dignes and donnés
A purely visual mix-up. dignes (\diɲ\) and donnés (\dɔ.ne\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16974, 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\. donnés is at rank #6,288, tagged as anadj, pronounced \dɔ.ne\.
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 16974, this pair ranks #385,405 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dignes vs donnés
Shared letters: dns. Private to "dignes": egi. Private to "donnés": oé.
"dignes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "donnés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- dignes ← ddignes · dgines · digens · diggnes · digness · dignnes · dignse · dinges
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dignes" for "donnés" ever safe?
Frequency check: "dignes" vs "donnés" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dignes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "donnés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #385,405 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dignes" and "donnés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dignes 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 #385,405 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.