Which to use
“digo” and “dire” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,331
- “digo” frequency rank
- #27,835
- “dire” frequency rank
- 29166
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | digo | dire |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | primeira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo dizer | dizer, falar |
Where the eye mixes digo and dire
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: digo vs dire
A purely visual mix-up. digo (/ˈʤi.gʊ/) and dire (/diʁ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29166, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
digo is recorded at frequency rank #1,331, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈʤi.gʊ/. dire is at rank #27,835, tagged as averb, pronounced /diʁ/.
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 29166, this pair ranks #39,545 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of digo vs dire
Shared letters: di. Private to "digo": go. Private to "dire": er.
"digo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "dire" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "digo" and "dire" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "digo" or "dire"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "digo" and "dire" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "digo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dire" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #39,545 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "digo" and "dire" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dink vs dire". 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 #39,545 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.