Which to use
“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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "diluido" and "diluir" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "diluido" vs "diluir" - which ranks higher?
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.