Which to use
“digues” and “dragues” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,277
- “digues” frequency rank
- #47,291
- “dragues” frequency rank
- 72568
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | digues | dragues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de digue. | Pluriel de drague. |
Where the eye mixes digues and dragues
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses digues with dragues
A purely visual mix-up. digues (\diɡ\) and dragues (\dʁaɡ\) 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 72568, 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\. dragues is at rank #47,291, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dʁaɡ\.
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 72568, this pair ranks #43,544 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of digues vs dragues
Shared letters: degsu. Private to "digues": i. Private to "dragues": ar.
"digues" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "dragues" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "digues" and "dragues" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "digues" or "dragues"?
Useful next steps
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 "dragues" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,544 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "digues" and "dragues" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dragues vs dragueur". 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 #43,544 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.