Which to use
“dañinos” and “divinos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,940
- “dañinos” frequency rank
- #24,479
- “divinos” frequency rank
- 52419
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dañinos | divinos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de dañino. | Forma del plural de divino. |
Where the eye mixes dañinos and divinos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses dañinos with divinos
A purely visual mix-up. dañinos ([d̪aˈɲinos]) and divinos ([d̪iˈβ̞inos]) 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 52419, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dañinos is recorded at frequency rank #27,940, classified as anadj, pronounced [d̪aˈɲinos]. divinos is at rank #24,479, tagged as anadj, pronounced [d̪iˈβ̞inos].
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 52419, this pair ranks #92,784 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dañinos vs divinos
Shared letters: dinos. Private to "dañinos": añ. Private to "divinos": v.
"dañinos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "divinos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- divinos ← ddivinos · dibinos · diivnos · divinnos · divinoss · divinso · divions · divnios
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dañinos" for "divinos" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "dañinos" and "divinos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dañinos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "divinos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #92,784 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dañinos" and "divinos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "divinos vs divisor". 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 #92,784 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.