Which to use
“dirigidas” and “divididas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,416
- “dirigidas” frequency rank
- #17,117
- “divididas” frequency rank
- 24533
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dirigidas | divididas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de dirigido, participio de dirigir. | Forma del femenino plural de dividido, participio de dividir o de dividirse. |
Where the eye mixes dirigidas and divididas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. dirigidas and divididas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses dirigidas with divididas
A purely visual mix-up. dirigidas ([d̪iɾiˈxið̞as]) and divididas ([d̪iβ̞iˈð̞ið̞as]) 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 24533, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dirigidas is recorded at frequency rank #7,416, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪iɾiˈxið̞as]. divididas is at rank #17,117, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪iβ̞iˈð̞ið̞as].
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 24533, this pair ranks #240,718 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dirigidas vs divididas
Shared letters: adis. Private to "dirigidas": gr. Private to "divididas": v.
"dirigidas" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "divididas" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dirigidas" and "divididas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "dirigidas" vs "divididas" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "dirigidas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "divididas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #240,718 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dirigidas" and "divididas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "decididas vs divididas". 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 #240,718 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.