difierevsdivierteWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#15,591
“difiere” frequency rank
#17,118
“divierte” frequency rank
32709
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature difiere divierte
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de diferir. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de divertir o de divertirse.

Where the eye mixes difiere and divierte

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

7 ch
difiere
8 ch
divierte

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. difiere ([d̪iˈfjeɾe]) and divierte ([d̪iˈβ̞jeɾt̪e]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32709, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

difiere is recorded at frequency rank #15,591, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪iˈfjeɾe]. divierte is at rank #17,118, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪iˈβ̞jeɾt̪e].

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 32709, this pair ranks #200,587 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of difiere vs divierte

Shared letters: deir. Private to "difiere": f. Private to "divierte": tv.

"difiere" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV  ·  "divierte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • difiereddifiere · dfiiere · difeire · diffiere · difieer · difierre · difiree · diifere
  • divierteddivierte · dibierte · diiverte · diveirte · divieret · divierrte · diviertte · divietre

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "difiere" and "divierte" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([d̪iˈfjeɾe] versus [d̪iˈβ̞jeɾt̪e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "difiere" or "divierte"?
"difiere" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,591 in our Spanish list, against #17,118 for "divierte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list