dirigió

[d̪iɾiˈxjo]

/[d̪iɾiˈxjo]/ verb

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The verdict

“dirigió” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #4,701. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,701
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de dirigir o de dirigirse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-dirigio · dirigió · Spanish

dirigió · rank #4,701 · 9 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,701
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH diccionario

Nearest frequency peer: diccionario (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “dirigió”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “dirigió” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

dirigió vs dirijo
57% similar
dirigió vs dirigir
86% similar
dirigió vs dividió
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for dirigió
PropertyValue
Headworddirigió
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪iɾiˈxjo]
Letters7
Frequency rank#4,701
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “dirigió”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.dirigiócae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “diccionario” (#4,700), “dispositivo” (#4,702), “detenidos” (#4,699). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “dirigió” va en #4,701. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around dirigió (IPA [d̪iɾiˈxjo]), averb. Corpus frequency is #4,701 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de dirigir o de dirigirse.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for dirigió, with forms such as "ddirigió", "diirgió", and "dirgiió". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "dirijo", "dirigir", "dividió", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is dirigió, spelled D-I-R-I-G-I-Ó.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de dirigir o de dirigirse.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddirigió
  • diirgió
  • dirgiió
  • diriggió
  • dirigói
  • diriigó
  • dirrigió
  • driigió
  • idrigió

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dirigió - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ddirigió1diirgió2dirgiió2diriggió1dirigói2diriigó2dirrigió1driigió2
Edit distance from "dirigió"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dirigió"?
"dirigió" is spelled D-I-R-I-G-I-Ó. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪iɾiˈxjo].
What does "dirigió" mean?
As a verb, "dirigió" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de dirigir o de dirigirse.
What words are commonly confused with "dirigió"?
"dirigió" is commonly confused with "dirijo", "dirigir", "dividió". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dirigió"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dirigió" is [d̪iɾiˈxjo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dirigió" come from?
"dirigió" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "dirigió", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cuartos#4,695costado#4,694conoció#4,692habrían#4,713

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

fresco9 variantsaprobó9 variantsvidrio9 variantsveamos9 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list