Which to use
“digues” is a noun and “dingue” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,277
- “digues” frequency rank
- #3,452
- “dingue” frequency rank
- 28729
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | digues | dingue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de digue. | Fou, fada. |
Where the eye mixes digues and dingue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: digues is \diɡ\ while dingue is \dɛ̃ɡ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28729, 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\. dingue is at rank #3,452, 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 28729, this pair ranks #321,045 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of digues vs dingue
Shared letters: degiu. Private to "digues": s. Private to "dingue": n.
"digues" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "dingue" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "digues" and "dingue" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "digues" or "dingue"?
What to do next
You've compared "digues" and "dingue". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "digues" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dingue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #321,045 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "digues" and "dingue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "digues 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
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