diezvsdivoWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: diez is a num, divo is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“diez” is a num and “divo” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#806
“diez” frequency rank
#48,363
“divo” frequency rank
49169
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature diez divo
Definition Nueve y uno. Artista o figura pública de gran fama

Where the eye mixes diez and divo

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

4 ch
diez
4 ch
divo

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: diez is [ˈd̪jes] while divo is [ˈd̪iβ̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (num vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49169, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

diez is recorded at frequency rank #806, classified as anum, pronounced [ˈd̪jes]. 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 49169, this pair ranks #110,336 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of diez vs divo

Shared letters: di. Private to "diez": ez. Private to "divo": ov.

"diez" · 4 letters · shape CVVC  ·  "divo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • diezddiez · deiz · diezz · dize · idez
  • divoddivo · dibo · diov · divvo · dvio · idvo

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "diez" and "divo" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "diez" is a num and "divo" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "diez" or "divo"?
"diez" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #806 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.

What to do next

You've compared "diez" and "divo". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "diez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "divo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #110,336 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "diez" and "divo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Deva vs divo". 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

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list