dañinosvsdivinosWhat's the difference?

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.

7 ch
dañinos
7 ch
divinos

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": . Private to "divinos": v.

"dañinos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "divinos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • divinosddivinos · dibinos · diivnos · divinnos · divinoss · divinso · divions · divnios

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "dañinos" for "divinos" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([d̪aˈɲinos] versus [d̪iˈβ̞inos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "dañinos" or "divinos"?
"divinos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,479 in our Spanish list, against #27,940 for "dañinos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list