Which to use
“dirige” and “dirigió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,177
- “dirige” frequency rank
- #4,701
- “dirigió” frequency rank
- 7878
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dirige | dirigió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de dirigir o de dirigirse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de dirigir o de dirigirse. |
Where the eye mixes dirige and dirigió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: dirige vs dirigió
A purely visual mix-up. dirige ([d̪iˈɾixe]) and dirigió ([d̪iɾiˈxjo]) 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 7878, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dirige is recorded at frequency rank #3,177, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪iˈɾixe]. dirigió is at rank #4,701, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪iɾiˈxjo].
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 7878, this pair ranks #306,659 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dirige vs dirigió
Shared letters: dgir. Private to "dirige": e. Private to "dirigió": ó.
"dirige" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "dirigió" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- dirige ← ddirige · diirge · dirgie · dirieg · dirigge · dirrige · driige · idrige
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dirige" and "dirigió" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "dirige" or "dirigió"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "dirige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dirigió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #306,659 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dirige" and "dirigió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dirigió vs dirimir". 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 #306,659 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.