Which to use
“dig” and “digo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,238
- “dig” frequency rank
- #1,331
- “digo” frequency rank
- 35569
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dig | digo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cavar, escavar | primeira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo dizer |
Letter map: dig vs digo
Shared letters muted; letters that set dig and digo apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Corpus notes: dig and digo
dig and digo 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 differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “dig” sits inside “digo”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35569, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dig is recorded at frequency rank #34,238, classified as averb. digo is at rank #1,331, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈʤi.gʊ/.
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 35569, this pair ranks #31,466 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dig vs digo
Shared letters: dgi. Private to "dig": -. Private to "digo": o.
"dig" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "digo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- digo ← ddigo · dgio · diggo · diog · idgo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dig" and "digo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "dig" vs "digo" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "dig" and "digo".
- Full dictionary entry for "dig" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "digo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,466 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dig" and "digo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dat vs dig". 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 #31,466 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.