Which to use
“dirigía” and “dirigido” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,440
- “dirigía” frequency rank
- #2,770
- “dirigido” frequency rank
- 12210
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dirigía | dirigido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de dirigir o de dirigirse. | Participio de dirigir. |
Where the eye mixes dirigía and dirigido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. dirigía runs 7 letters (CVCVCVV) against dirigido's 8 (CVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: dirigía vs dirigido
A purely visual mix-up. dirigía ([d̪iɾiˈxia]) and dirigido ([d̪iɾiˈxið̞o]) 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 12210, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dirigía is recorded at frequency rank #9,440, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪iɾiˈxia]. dirigido is at rank #2,770, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪iɾiˈxið̞o].
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 12210, this pair ranks #292,343 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dirigía vs dirigido
Shared letters: dgir. Private to "dirigía": aí. Private to "dirigido": o.
"dirigía" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "dirigido" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- dirigido ← ddirigido · diirgido · dirgiido · dirigdio · diriggido · dirigiddo · dirigiod · diriigdo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dirigía" for "dirigido" ever safe?
Which is more common, "dirigía" or "dirigido"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "dirigía" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dirigido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #292,343 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dirigía" and "dirigido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dirigía 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 #292,343 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.