divertían

[d̪iβ̞eɾˈt̪iãn]

/[d̪iβ̞eɾˈt̪iãn]/ verb

The verdict

“divertían” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #81,926 among 90,663 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,926
frequency rank, Spanish
90,663
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de divertir o de divertirse.

Key facts for divertían
PropertyValue
Headworddivertían
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪iβ̞eɾˈt̪iãn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#81,926
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “divertían” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). divertían lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

divertían is uncommon Spanish at frequency #81,926 among 90,663 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [d̪iβ̞eɾˈt̪iãn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de divertir o de divertirse.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for divertían, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is divertían, spelled D-I-V-E-R-T-Í-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de divertir o de divertirse.

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 "divertían"?
"divertían" is spelled D-I-V-E-R-T-Í-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪iβ̞eɾˈt̪iãn].
What does "divertían" mean?
As a verb, "divertían" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de divertir o de divertirse.
How do you pronounce "divertían"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "divertían" is [d̪iβ̞eɾˈt̪iãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "divertían" come from?
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Using “divertían”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is D-I-V-E-R-T-Í-A-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [d̪iβ̞eɾˈt̪iãn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list