dimitevsdimitióTell them apart

Which to use

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

#33,083
“dimite” frequency rank
#34,063
“dimitió” frequency rank
67146
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dimite dimitió
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de dimitir. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de dimitir.

Where the eye mixes dimite and dimitió

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

6 ch
dimite
7 ch
dimitió

Look-alike desk: dimite vs dimitió

A purely visual mix-up. dimite ([d̪iˈmit̪e]) and dimitió ([d̪imiˈt̪jo]) 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 67146, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

dimite is recorded at frequency rank #33,083, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪iˈmit̪e]. dimitió is at rank #34,063, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪imiˈt̪jo].

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 67146, this pair ranks #37,917 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of dimite vs dimitió

Shared letters: dimt. Private to "dimite": e. Private to "dimitió": ó.

"dimite" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "dimitió" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • dimiteddimite · diimte · dimiet · dimitte · dimmite · dimtie · dmiite · idmite

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "dimite" and "dimitió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([d̪iˈmit̪e] versus [d̪imiˈt̪jo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "dimite" vs "dimitió" - which ranks higher?
"dimite" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #33,083 in our Spanish list, against #34,063 for "dimitió". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "dimite" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "dimitió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #37,917 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "dimite" and "dimitió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dimita vs dimitió". 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 #37,917 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