divide

[d̪iˈβ̞ið̞e]

/[d̪iˈβ̞ið̞e]/ verb

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The verdict

“divide” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #6,514. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,514
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
11
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 presente de indicativo de dividir o de dividirse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-divide · divide · Spanish

divide · rank #6,514 · 9 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,514
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH disparo

Nearest frequency peer: disparo (-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 “divide”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “divide” 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).

divide vs divina
67% similar
divide vs divino
67% similar
divide vs divisa
67% similar

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

Key facts for divide
PropertyValue
Headworddivide
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪iˈβ̞ið̞e]
Letters6
Frequency rank#6,514
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “divide”

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

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “disparo” (#6,513), “divino” (#6,515), “destruido” (#6,512). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “divide” va en #6,514. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around divide (IPA [d̪iˈβ̞ið̞e]), averb. Corpus frequency is #6,514 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for divide, with forms such as "ddivide", "dibide", and "diivde". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "divina", "divino", "divisa", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is divide, spelled D-I-V-I-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de dividir o de dividirse.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de dividir.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddivide
  • dibide
  • diivde
  • divdie
  • dividde
  • divied
  • divvide
  • dviide
  • idvide

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddivide1dibide1diivde2divdie2dividde1divied2divvide1dviide2
Edit distance from "divide"

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 "divide"?
"divide" is spelled D-I-V-I-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪iˈβ̞ið̞e].
What does "divide" mean?
As a verb, "divide" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de dividir o de dividirse.
What words are commonly confused with "divide"?
"divide" is commonly confused with "divina", "divino", "divisa". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "divide"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "divide" is [d̪iˈβ̞ið̞e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "divide" come from?
"divide" 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 "divide", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

divino#6,515deriva#6,510emitir#6,518filtro#6,529

Similar misspelling depth

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

exitosa9 variantsgustar9 variantsGuzmán9 variantsagujero9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list