Which to use
“dirige” and “divide” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,177
- “dirige” frequency rank
- #6,514
- “divide” frequency rank
- 9691
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dirige | divide |
|---|---|---|
| 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 presente de indicativo de dividir o de dividirse. |
Where the eye mixes dirige and divide
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: dirige vs divide
A purely visual mix-up. dirige ([d̪iˈɾixe]) and divide ([d̪iˈβ̞ið̞e]) 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 9691, 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]. divide is at rank #6,514, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪iˈβ̞ið̞e].
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 9691, this pair ranks #301,121 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dirige vs divide
Shared letters: dei. Private to "dirige": gr. Private to "divide": v.
"dirige" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "divide" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dirige" for "divide" ever safe?
Which is more common, "dirige" or "divide"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "dirige" and "divide" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dirige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "divide" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #301,121 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dirige" and "divide" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "divide vs dividía". 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 #301,121 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.