Which to use
“digno” is an adjective and “digo” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,053
- “digno” frequency rank
- #1,331
- “digo” frequency rank
- 7384
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | digno | digo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que merece respeito | primeira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo dizer |
Where the eye mixes digno and digo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: digno vs digo
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: digno is /ˈdi.ɡnu/ while digo is /ˈʤi.gʊ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7384, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
digno is recorded at frequency rank #6,053, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈdi.ɡnu/. 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 7384, this pair ranks #66,757 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of digno vs digo
Shared letters: dgio. Private to "digno": n. Private to "digo": -.
"digno" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "digo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "digno" for "digo" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "digno" or "digo" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "digno" 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 #66,757 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "digno" and "digo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "digno vs dink". 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 #66,757 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.