Which to use
“dig” is a verb and “dink” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,238
- “dig” frequency rank
- #47,848
- “dink” frequency rank
- 82086
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dig | dink |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cavar, escavar | um drop shot suave |
Letter map: dig vs dink
Shared letters muted; letters that set dig and dink apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. dig runs 3 letters (CVC) against dink's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for dig / dink
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: dig is averb and dinkanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82086, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dig is recorded at frequency rank #34,238, classified as averb. dink is at rank #47,848, tagged as anoun, pronounced /dɪŋk/.
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 82086, this pair ranks #1,076 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dig vs dink
Shared letters: di. Private to "dig": g. Private to "dink": kn.
"dig" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "dink" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- dink ← ddink · dikn · dinkk · dinnk · dnik · idnk
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dig" for "dink" ever safe?
Frequency check: "dig" vs "dink" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've compared "dig" and "dink". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "dig" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dink" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,076 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dig" and "dink" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dink vs dit". 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 #1,076 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.