Which to use
“digues” and “dîmes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,277
- “digues” frequency rank
- #41,760
- “dîmes” frequency rank
- 67037
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | digues | dîmes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de digue. | Pluriel de dîme. |
Where the eye mixes digues and dîmes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between digues and dîmes
A purely visual mix-up. digues (\diɡ\) and dîmes (\dim\) 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 67037, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
digues is recorded at frequency rank #25,277, classified as anoun, pronounced \diɡ\. dîmes is at rank #41,760, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dim\.
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 67037, this pair ranks #65,178 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of digues vs dîmes
Shared letters: des. Private to "digues": giu. Private to "dîmes": mî.
"digues" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "dîmes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- digues ← ddigues · dgiues · digeus · diggues · diguess · diguse · diuges · idgues
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "digues" for "dîmes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "digues" vs "dîmes" - 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 "digues" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dîmes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #65,178 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "digues" and "dîmes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "diez vs dîmes". 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 #65,178 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.