Which to use
“dimitió” and “dividió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,063
- “dimitió” frequency rank
- #19,703
- “dividió” frequency rank
- 53766
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dimitió | dividió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de dimitir. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de dividir o de dividirse. |
Where the eye mixes dimitió and dividió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. dimitió and dividió follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses dimitió with dividió
A purely visual mix-up. dimitió ([d̪imiˈt̪jo]) and dividió ([d̪iβ̞iˈð̞jo]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53766, 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]. dividió is at rank #19,703, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪iβ̞iˈð̞jo].
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 53766, this pair ranks #86,297 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dimitió vs dividió
Shared letters: dió. Private to "dimitió": mt. Private to "dividió": v.
"dimitió" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "dividió" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dimitió" and "dividió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "dimitió" or "dividió"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "dimitió" and "dividió" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dimitió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dividió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #86,297 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dimitió" and "dividió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dimita vs dimitió". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #86,297 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.