Which to use
“dignes” is an adjective and “drones” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,686
- “dignes” frequency rank
- #10,860
- “drones” frequency rank
- 21546
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dignes | drones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de digne. | Pluriel de drone. |
Where the eye mixes dignes and drones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses dignes with drones
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dignes is \diɲ\ while drones is \dʁɔn\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21546, 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\. drones is at rank #10,860, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dʁɔn\.
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 21546, this pair ranks #362,606 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dignes vs drones
Shared letters: dens. Private to "dignes": gi. Private to "drones": or.
"dignes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "drones" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dignes" for "drones" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "dignes" or "drones" 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 "dignes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "drones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #362,606 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dignes" and "drones" 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 #362,606 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.