dijevsdivoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#740
“dije” frequency rank
#48,363
“divo” frequency rank
49103
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dije divo
Definition Cualquier adorno de los que se ponían a los niños al cuello o pendientes de la cintura; y eran diferentes, así en su forma como en la materia de que estaban construidos. Artista o figura pública de gran fama

Where the eye mixes dije and divo

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

4 ch
dije
4 ch
divo

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. dije ([ˈd̪ixe]) 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 49103, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

dije is recorded at frequency rank #740, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈd̪ixe]. 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 49103, this pair ranks #110,708 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of dije vs divo

Shared letters: di. Private to "dije": ej. Private to "divo": ov.

"dije" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "divo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • dijeddije · diej · dijje · djie · idje
  • divoddivo · dibo · diov · divvo · dvio · idvo

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "dije" and "divo" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈd̪ixe] versus [ˈd̪iβ̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "dije" or "divo"?
"dije" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #740 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 "dije" and "divo". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "dije" 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 #110,708 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "dije" 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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list