dividir

[d̪iβ̞iˈð̞iɾ]

/[d̪iβ̞iˈð̞iɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“dividir” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #7,983. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,983
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción de separar, cortar en pedazos, para poder distribuir una cosa.

Corpus desk

Index ES-dividir · dividir · Spanish

dividir · rank #7,983 · 11 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,983
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH distancias

Nearest frequency peer: distancias (-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 “dividir”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “dividir” 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).

dividir vs divisor
71% similar
dividir vs divisar
71% similar
dividir vs dividirse
78% similar

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

Key facts for dividir
PropertyValue
Headworddividir
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪iβ̞iˈð̞iɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#7,983
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “dividir”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).dividircae 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 “distancias” (#7,982), “doctora” (#7,984), “desplazamiento” (#7,981). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “dividir” va en #7,983. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around dividir (IPA [d̪iβ̞iˈð̞iɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #7,983 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for dividir, with forms such as "ddividir", "dibidir", and "diivdir". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "divisor", "divisar", "dividirse", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is dividir, spelled D-I-V-I-D-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción de separar, cortar en pedazos, para poder distribuir una cosa.
  2. 2
    Acción de separarse en partes iguales. Operación matemática inversa a la multiplicación, Operación entre dos numeros: dividendo y divisor mediante la cual se calcula el cociente de tal forma que el cociente multiplicado por el divisor es igual al dividendo.
  3. 3
    Mediar entre dos cosas.
  4. 4
    Distribuir, repartir entre varios.
  5. 5
    Desunir los ánimos y voluntades.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how dividir appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Durante la guerra fría, el mundo se dividía en dos (o tres!).

This word in other languages

divide(English)diviser(Français)teilen(Deutsch)desmembrar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddividir
  • dibidir
  • diivdir
  • divdiir
  • dividdir
  • dividirr
  • dividri
  • diviidr
  • divvidir
  • dviidir
  • idvidir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddividir1dibidir1diivdir2divdiir2dividdir1dividirr1dividri2diviidr2
Edit distance from "dividir"

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 "dividir"?
"dividir" is spelled D-I-V-I-D-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪iβ̞iˈð̞iɾ].
What does "dividir" mean?
As a verb, "dividir" means: Acción de separar, cortar en pedazos, para poder distribuir una cosa.
What words are commonly confused with "dividir"?
"dividir" is commonly confused with "divisor", "divisar", "dividirse". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dividir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dividir" is [d̪iβ̞iˈð̞iɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dividir" come from?
"dividir" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

doctora#7,984dejaste#7,980Croacia#7,977elegida#7,989

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

existían11 variantscolocado11 variantscerradas11 variantsgeniales11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list