Which to use
“dirigea” and “dirigez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,170
- “dirigea” frequency rank
- #40,214
- “dirigez” frequency rank
- 58384
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dirigea | dirigez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de diriger. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de diriger. |
Where the eye mixes dirigea and dirigez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. dirigea (CVCVCVV) and dirigez (CVCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: dirigea vs dirigez
A purely visual mix-up. dirigea (\di.ʁi.ʒa\) and dirigez (\di.ʁi.ʒe\) 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 a single letter - a in “dirigea” becomes z in “dirigez”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58384, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dirigea is recorded at frequency rank #18,170, classified as averb, pronounced \di.ʁi.ʒa\. dirigez is at rank #40,214, tagged as averb, pronounced \di.ʁi.ʒe\.
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 58384, this pair ranks #109,373 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dirigea vs dirigez
Shared letters: degir. Private to "dirigea": a. Private to "dirigez": z.
"dirigea" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "dirigez" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dirigea" and "dirigez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "dirigea" or "dirigez"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "dirigea" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dirigez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #109,373 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dirigea" and "dirigez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dirigera vs dirigez". 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 #109,373 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.