dimitavsdivisaWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: dimita is a verb, divisa is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“dimita” is a verb and “divisa” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#42,958
“dimita” frequency rank
#16,078
“divisa” frequency rank
59036
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dimita divisa
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de dimitir. Moneda, papel moneda, o efecto mercantil (letras, pagaré, cartas de crédito, etc.), que se usa básicamente fuera del país de emisión.

Where the eye mixes dimita and divisa

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. dimita and divisa follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
dimita
6 ch
divisa

Look-alike desk: dimita vs divisa

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dimita is [d̪iˈmit̪a] while divisa is [d̪iˈβ̞isa]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59036, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

dimita is recorded at frequency rank #42,958, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪iˈmit̪a]. divisa is at rank #16,078, tagged as anoun, pronounced [d̪iˈβ̞isa].

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 59036, this pair ranks #64,140 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of dimita vs divisa

Shared letters: adi. Private to "dimita": mt. Private to "divisa": sv.

"dimita" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "divisa" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • dimita ← ddimita · diimta · dimiat · dimitta · dimmita · dimtia · dmiita · idmita
  • divisa ← ddivisa · dibisa · diivsa · divias · divsia · divvisa · dviisa · idvisa

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "dimita" for "divisa" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "dimita" is a verb and "divisa" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "dimita" or "divisa"?
"divisa" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,078 in our Spanish list, against #42,958 for "dimita". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "dimita" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "divisa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #64,140 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "dimita" and "divisa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dimita vs disipa". 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 #64,140 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