Which to use
“dirigen” and “dirigió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,643
- “dirigen” frequency rank
- #4,701
- “dirigió” frequency rank
- 13344
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dirigen | dirigió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 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 dirigen and dirigió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between dirigen and dirigió
A purely visual mix-up. dirigen ([d̪iˈɾixẽn]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13344, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dirigen is recorded at frequency rank #8,643, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪iˈɾixẽn]. 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 13344, this pair ranks #288,213 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dirigen vs dirigió
Shared letters: dgir. Private to "dirigen": en. Private to "dirigió": ó.
"dirigen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "dirigió" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- dirigen ← ddirigen · diirgen · dirgien · diriegn · dirigenn · diriggen · dirigne · dirrigen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dirigen" for "dirigió" ever safe?
Frequency check: "dirigen" vs "dirigió" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "dirigen" and "dirigió" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dirigen" 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 #288,213 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dirigen" and "dirigió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "deriven vs dirigen". 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 #288,213 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.