Which to use
“dañina” and “divina” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,578
- “dañina” frequency rank
- #5,715
- “divina” frequency rank
- 35293
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dañina | divina |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de dañino. | Forma del femenino de divino. |
Where the eye mixes dañina and divina
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. dañina and divina follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between dañina and divina
A purely visual mix-up. dañina ([d̪aˈɲina]) and divina ([d̪iˈβ̞ina]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35293, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dañina is recorded at frequency rank #29,578, classified as anadj, pronounced [d̪aˈɲina]. divina is at rank #5,715, tagged as anadj, pronounced [d̪iˈβ̞ina].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 35293, this pair ranks #186,860 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dañina vs divina
Shared letters: adin. Private to "dañina": ñ. Private to "divina": v.
"dañina" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "divina" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- divina ← ddivina · dibina · diivna · divian · divinna · divnia · divvina · dviina
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dañina" for "divina" ever safe?
Frequency check: "dañina" vs "divina" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dañina" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "divina" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #186,860 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dañina" and "divina" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Dalila vs dañina". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #186,860 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.