Which to use
“divided” is a verb and “dividend” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,160
- “divided” frequency rank
- #9,321
- “dividend” frequency rank
- 12481
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | divided | dividend |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of divide | A cash payment of money by a company to its shareholders, usually made periodically (e.g., quarterly or annually). |
Letter map: divided vs dividend
Shared letters muted; letters that set divided and dividend apart highlighted. Shared run: 7.
Role in the sentence - divided and dividend
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: divided is averb and dividendanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12481, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
divided is recorded at frequency rank #3,160, classified as averb. dividend is at rank #9,321, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈdɪvɪdɛnd/.
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 12481, this pair ranks #481,323 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of divided vs dividend
Shared letters: deiv. Private to "divided": -. Private to "dividend": n.
"divided" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "dividend" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "divided" for "dividend" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Pair "divided" vs "dividend" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "divided" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dividend" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #481,323 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "divided" and "dividend" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dividend vs divider". 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 #481,323 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.