Which to use
“dañinas” and “divinas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,526
- “dañinas” frequency rank
- #22,333
- “divinas” frequency rank
- 55859
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dañinas | divinas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de dañino. | Forma del femenino plural de divino. |
Where the eye mixes dañinas and divinas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. dañinas and divinas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: dañinas vs divinas
A purely visual mix-up. dañinas ([d̪aˈɲinas]) and divinas ([d̪iˈβ̞inas]) 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 55859, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dañinas is recorded at frequency rank #33,526, classified as anadj, pronounced [d̪aˈɲinas]. divinas is at rank #22,333, tagged as anadj, pronounced [d̪iˈβ̞inas].
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 55859, this pair ranks #77,027 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dañinas vs divinas
Shared letters: adins. Private to "dañinas": ñ. Private to "divinas": v.
"dañinas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "divinas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- divinas ← ddivinas · dibinas · diivnas · divians · divinass · divinnas · divinsa · divnias
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dañinas" for "divinas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "dañinas" vs "divinas" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dañinas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "divinas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #77,027 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dañinas" and "divinas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dádivas vs dañinas". 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 #77,027 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.