Which to use
“dirigí” is a verb and “dirigida” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,574
- “dirigí” frequency rank
- #2,926
- “dirigida” frequency rank
- 30500
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dirigí | dirigida |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de dirigir o de dirigirse. | Forma del femenino de dirigido, participio de dirigir. |
Where the eye mixes dirigí and dirigida
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between dirigí and dirigida
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dirigí is [d̪iɾiˈxi] while dirigida is [d̪iɾiˈxið̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30500, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dirigí is recorded at frequency rank #27,574, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪iɾiˈxi]. dirigida is at rank #2,926, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪iɾiˈxið̞a].
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 30500, this pair ranks #211,667 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dirigí vs dirigida
Shared letters: dgir. Private to "dirigí": í. Private to "dirigida": a.
"dirigí" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "dirigida" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- dirigida ← ddirigida · diirgida · dirgiida · dirigdia · diriggida · dirigiad · dirigidda · diriigda
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dirigí" and "dirigida" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "dirigí" vs "dirigida" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "dirigí" and "dirigida" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dirigí" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dirigida" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #211,667 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dirigí" and "dirigida" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dirigí 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 #211,667 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.