dañinovsdivinoConfusable pair

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.

6 ch
dañino
6 ch
divino

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?
No. They are said differently ([d̪aˈɲino] versus [d̪iˈβ̞ino]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "dañino" vs "divino" - which ranks higher?
"divino" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,515 in our Spanish list, against #23,015 for "dañino". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list