Which to use
“dañino” and “divino” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,015
- “dañino” frequency rank
- #6,515
- “divino” frequency rank
- 29530
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dañino | divino |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que hace daño o perjudica. | Que pertenece o concierne a la divinidad o a un dios. |
Where the eye mixes dañino and divino
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. dañino and divino follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses dañino with divino
A purely visual mix-up. dañino ([d̪aˈɲino]) and divino ([d̪iˈβ̞ino]) 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 29530, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dañino is recorded at frequency rank #23,015, classified as anadj, pronounced [d̪aˈɲino]. divino is at rank #6,515, tagged as anadj, pronounced [d̪iˈβ̞ino].
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 29530, this pair ranks #216,551 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dañino vs divino
Shared letters: dino. Private to "dañino": añ. Private to "divino": v.
"dañino" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "divino" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- divino ← ddivino · dibino · diivno · divinno · divion · divnio · divvino · dviino
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dañino" and "divino" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "dañino" vs "divino" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "dañino" and "divino" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dañino" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "divino" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #216,551 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dañino" and "divino" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dañen vs dañino". 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 #216,551 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.