división

/[d̪iβ̞iˈsjõn]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,847

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

7

similar word pairs

división is aSpanishnoun. It means: Acto de partir una cosa, separar las partes de algo. Pronounced [d̪iβ̞iˈsjõn]. It ranks #1,847 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with divisor and divisiones.

Key facts for división
PropertyValue
Headworddivisión
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[d̪iβ̞iˈsjõn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#1,847
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of división in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for división is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪iβ̞iˈsjõn]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,847 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 10 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for división, with forms such as "ddivisión", "dibisión", and "diivsión". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "divisor", "divisiones", "dividió", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is división, spelled D-I-V-I-S-I-Ó-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acto de partir una cosa, separar las partes de algo.
  2. 2
    Resultado de partir o separar alguna cosa, cada una de las partes en que se ha dividido.
  3. 3
    Acción de entregar lo que se reparte entre varios.
  4. 4
    Señal que indica el lugar en que se produce una división.
  5. 5
    Falta de unión o acuerdo entre personas o en un grupo humano.
  6. 6
    Una de las cuatro operaciones aritméticas básicas, que consiste en calcular cuantas veces cabe una cantidad en otra.
  7. 7
    Unidad militar compuesta por dos o más regimientos o brigadas.
  8. 8
    Categoría en la que compiten deportistas de un mismo rango de edad, sexo, experiencia u otro criterio que equipara a los competidores.
  9. 9
    Clasificación taxonómica de los vegetales inferior al reino y superior a la clase.
  10. 10
    Signo en forma de raya horizontal que se pone al final de una sílaba, para cortar una palabra que no cabe en la línea en donde está siendo escrita: -

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddivisión,dibisión,diivsión,divición,diviisón,divisinó,divisiónn,divissión,divisóin,divsiión,divvisión,dviisión,idvisión

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for división

Misspelling Variants of "división"

ddivisión9dibisión8diivsión8divición8diviisón8divisinó8divisiónn9divissión9
Misspelling Variants of "división"

Frequency rank: #1,847 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "división"?
"división" is spelled D-I-V-I-S-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪iβ̞iˈsjõn].
What does "división" mean?
As a noun, "división" means: Acto de partir una cosa, separar las partes de algo.
What words are commonly confused with "división"?
"división" is commonly confused with "divisor", "divisiones", "dividió". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "división"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "división" is [d̪iβ̞iˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "división" come from?
"división" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.