Which to use
“digno” is an adjective and “dink” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,053
- “digno” frequency rank
- #47,848
- “dink” frequency rank
- 53901
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | digno | dink |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que merece respeito | um drop shot suave |
Where the eye mixes digno and dink
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: digno vs dink
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: digno is /ˈdi.ɡnu/ while dink is /dɪŋk/. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53901, 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/. 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 53901, this pair ranks #11,696 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of digno vs dink
Shared letters: din. Private to "digno": go. Private to "dink": k.
"digno" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "dink" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "digno" and "dink" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "digno" vs "dink" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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 "dink" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,696 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "digno" 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 #11,696 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.