der vs dig, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“der” and “dig” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#1,567
“der” frequency rank: #34,238
“dig” frequency rank: 35805
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	der	dig
Definition	primeira pessoa do singular do futuro do conjuntivo/subjuntivo do verbo dar	cavar, escavar

Letter map: der vs dig

Shared letters muted; letters that set der and dig apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

3 ch

der

3 ch

dig

Pair insight - der / dig

der and dig are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35805, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

der is recorded at frequency rank #1,567, classified as averb, pronounced /dɛɾ/, /dɛ/. dig is at rank #34,238, tagged as averb.

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 35805, this pair ranks #31,164 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of der vs dig

Shared letters: d. Private to "der": er. Private to "dig": gi.

"der" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "dig" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "der" and "dig" mean the same thing in a sentence?

No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.

Which is more common, "der" or "dig"?

"der" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,567 in our Portuguese list, against #34,238 for "dig". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

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Full dictionary entry for "der" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "dig" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #31,164 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"der" and "dig" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dat vs dig". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #31,164 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.