Which to use
“digue” and “diode” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,169
- “digue” frequency rank
- #46,698
- “diode” frequency rank
- 64867
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | digue | diode |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 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. | Composant électronique qui ne laisse passer le courant électrique que dans un sens (sauf pour la diode Zener). |
Where the eye mixes digue and diode
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between digue and diode
A purely visual mix-up. digue (\diɡ\) and diode (\djɔd\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64867, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
digue is recorded at frequency rank #18,169, classified as anoun, pronounced \diɡ\. diode is at rank #46,698, tagged as anoun, pronounced \djɔd\.
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 64867, this pair ranks #74,981 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of digue vs diode
Shared letters: dei. Private to "digue": gu. Private to "diode": o.
"digue" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "diode" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "digue" and "diode" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "digue" vs "diode" - which ranks higher?
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 "digue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "diode" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,981 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "digue" and "diode" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "diode vs Dodd". 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 #74,981 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.