Which to use
“dimitió” and “dimitir” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,063
- “dimitió” frequency rank
- #17,667
- “dimitir” frequency rank
- 51730
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dimitió | dimitir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de dimitir. | Renunciar al cargo que se desempeña. |
Where the eye mixes dimitió and dimitir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. dimitió (CVCVCVV) and dimitir (CVCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses dimitió with dimitir
A purely visual mix-up. dimitió ([d̪imiˈt̪jo]) and dimitir ([d̪imiˈt̪iɾ]) 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 a single letter - ó in “dimitió” becomes r in “dimitir”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51730, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dimitió is recorded at frequency rank #34,063, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪imiˈt̪jo]. dimitir is at rank #17,667, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪imiˈt̪iɾ].
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 51730, this pair ranks #96,356 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dimitió vs dimitir
Shared letters: dimt. Private to "dimitió": ó. Private to "dimitir": r.
"dimitió" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "dimitir" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- dimitir ← ddimitir · diimtir · dimiitr · dimitirr · dimittir · dimmitir · dimtiir · dmiitir
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dimitió" and "dimitir" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "dimitió" or "dimitir" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dimitió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dimitir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #96,356 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dimitió" and "dimitir" 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 #96,356 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.