Which to use
“dimitido” and “dimitió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,551
- “dimitido” frequency rank
- #34,063
- “dimitió” frequency rank
- 68614
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dimitido | dimitió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio 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 dimitido and dimitió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. dimitido runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against dimitió's 7 (CVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses dimitido with dimitió
A purely visual mix-up. dimitido ([d̪imiˈt̪ið̞o]) 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 68614, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dimitido is recorded at frequency rank #34,551, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪imiˈt̪ið̞o]. 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 68614, this pair ranks #34,038 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dimitido vs dimitió
Shared letters: dimt. Private to "dimitido": o. Private to "dimitió": ó.
"dimitido" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "dimitió" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- dimitido ← ddimitido · diimtido · dimiitdo · dimitdio · dimitiddo · dimitiod · dimittido · dimmitido
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dimitido" for "dimitió" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "dimitido" or "dimitió" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "dimitido" 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 #34,038 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dimitido" 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 #34,038 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.