Which to use
“dejó” is a verb and “divo” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #985
- “dejó” frequency rank
- #48,363
- “divo” frequency rank
- 49348
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dejó | divo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de dejar. | Artista o figura pública de gran fama |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set dejó and divo apart are highlighted. They share 1 letter in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dejó is [d̪eˈxo] while divo is [ˈd̪iβ̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49348, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dejó is recorded at frequency rank #985, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈxo]. 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 49348, this pair ranks #109,352 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dejó vs divo
Shared letters: d. Private to "dejó": ejó. Private to "divo": iov.
"dejó" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "divo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- divo ← ddivo · dibo · diov · divvo · dvio · idvo