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división

Spanish, noun/dibiˈsjon/

división is spelled D-I-V-I-S-I-Ó-N (8 letters) and appears 47 times per million words in written Spanish, the 1,851st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). División is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “division, divide” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Acto de partir una cosa, separar las partes de algo”.

What does división mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininedivision, divide

  2. 2

    femininesplit, splitting, cleavage

  3. 3

    femininebranch, division (section of an institution or organization)

  4. 4

    femininepartition, partitioning (the division of a territory in two or more parts)

  5. 5

    feminineseparation (e.g. the separation of powers in government)

  6. 6

    femininedivision

  7. 7

    femininedivisiveness

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Acto de partir una cosa, separar las partes de algo. 2. Resultado de partir o separar alguna cosa, cada una de las partes en que se ha dividido. 3. Acción de entregar lo que se reparte entre varios. 4. Señal que indica el lugar en que se produce una división.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of división

  • divisiones plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce división?

  • /dibiˈsjon/
  • [d̪i.β̞iˈsjõn]
  • [d̪iβ̞iˈsjõn]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to división

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is división in Spanish?

división appears 47 times per million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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