dañovsdivoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“daño” and “divo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#1,164
“daño” frequency rank
#48,363
“divo” frequency rank
49527
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature daño divo
Definition Acción o efecto de dañar. Artista o figura pública de gran fama

Where the eye mixes daño and divo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
daño
4 ch
divo

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. daño ([ˈd̪aɲo]) and divo ([ˈd̪iβ̞o]) 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 49527, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

daño is recorded at frequency rank #1,164, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈd̪aɲo]. divo is at rank #48,363, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈd̪iβ̞o].

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 49527, this pair ranks #108,314 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of daño vs divo

Shared letters: do. Private to "daño": . Private to "divo": iv.

"daño" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "divo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • divoddivo · dibo · diov · divvo · dvio · idvo

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "daño" and "divo" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈd̪aɲo] versus [ˈd̪iβ̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "daño" or "divo"?
"daño" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,164 in our Spanish list, against #48,363 for "divo". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list