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

#41,864
“diluido” frequency rank
#40,772
“diluir” frequency rank
82636
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature diluido diluir
Definition Participio de diluir. Poner una sustancia sólida en un líquido que separa o desune sus partes constituyentes.

Where the eye mixes diluido and diluir

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
diluido
6 ch
diluir

Look-alike desk: diluido vs diluir

A purely visual mix-up. diluido ([d̪iˈlwið̞o]) and diluir ([d̪iˈlwiɾ]) 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 82636, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

diluido is recorded at frequency rank #41,864, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪iˈlwið̞o]. diluir is at rank #40,772, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪iˈlwiɾ].

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 82636, this pair ranks #9,026 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of diluido vs diluir

Shared letters: dilu. Private to "diluido": o. Private to "diluir": r.

"diluido" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV  ·  "diluir" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • diluidoddiluido · diliudo · dilluido · diludio · diluiddo · diluiod · diulido · dliuido
  • diluirddiluir · diliur · dilluir · diluirr · diluri · diulir · dliuir · idluir

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "diluido" and "diluir" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([d̪iˈlwið̞o] versus [d̪iˈlwiɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "diluido" vs "diluir" - which ranks higher?
"diluir" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #40,772 in our Spanish list, against #41,864 for "diluido". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "diluido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "diluir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #9,026 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "diluido" and "diluir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "diluir vs diluye". 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

Confusion rank #9,026 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list