Which to use
“dirigí” and “dirigió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,574
- “dirigí” frequency rank
- #4,701
- “dirigió” frequency rank
- 32275
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dirigí | dirigió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple 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 dirigí and dirigió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. dirigí runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against dirigió's 7 (CVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between dirigí and dirigió
A purely visual mix-up. dirigí ([d̪iɾiˈxi]) 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 32275, 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]. 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 32275, this pair ranks #202,822 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dirigí vs dirigió
Shared letters: dgir. Private to "dirigí": í. Private to "dirigió": ó.
"dirigí" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "dirigió" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dirigí" and "dirigió" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "dirigí" vs "dirigió" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "dirigí" and "dirigió" 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 "dirigió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #202,822 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dirigí" and "dirigió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dirigí vs dirimir". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #202,822 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.