dimosvsdivoWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#7,144
“dimos” frequency rank
#48,363
“divo” frequency rank
55507
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dimos divo
Definition Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de dar o de darse. Artista o figura pública de gran fama

Where the eye mixes dimos and divo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
dimos
4 ch
divo

Visual trap between dimos and divo

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dimos is [ˈd̪imos] while divo is [ˈd̪iβ̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55507, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

dimos is recorded at frequency rank #7,144, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪imos]. divo is at rank #48,363, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈd̪iβ̞o].

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 55507, this pair ranks #78,552 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of dimos vs divo

Shared letters: dio. Private to "dimos": ms. Private to "divo": v.

"dimos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "divo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • dimosddimos · dimmos · dimoss · dimso · dioms · dmios · idmos
  • divoddivo · dibo · diov · divvo · dvio · idvo

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "dimos" and "divo" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "dimos" is a verb and "divo" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "dimos" or "divo" show up more?
"dimos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,144 in our Spanish list, against #48,363 for "divo". 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 "dimos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "divo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #78,552 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "dimos" and "divo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Deva vs divo". 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 #78,552 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