dirigidasvsdivididasConfusable pair

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.

9 ch
dirigidas
9 ch
divididas

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

  • dirigidasddirigidas · diirgidas · dirgiidas · dirigdias · diriggidas · dirigiads · dirigidass · dirigiddas
  • divididasddivididas · dibididas · diivdidas · divdiidas · dividdias · dividdidas · dividiads · divididass

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "dirigidas" and "divididas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([d̪iɾiˈxið̞as] versus [d̪iβ̞iˈð̞ið̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "dirigidas" vs "divididas" - which ranks higher?
"dirigidas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,416 in our Spanish list, against #17,117 for "divididas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list