Which to use
“dirigidos” is a participle and “dirigió” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,011
- “dirigidos” frequency rank
- #4,701
- “dirigió” frequency rank
- 11712
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dirigidos | dirigió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de dirigido, participio de dirigir. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de dirigir o de dirigirse. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set dirigidos and dirigió apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dirigidos is [d̪iɾiˈxið̞os] while dirigió is [d̪iɾiˈxjo]. 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 (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11712, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dirigidos is recorded at frequency rank #7,011, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪iɾiˈxið̞os]. 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 11712, this pair ranks #294,145 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dirigidos vs dirigió
Shared letters: dgir. Private to "dirigidos": os. Private to "dirigió": ó.
"dirigidos" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "dirigió" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- dirigidos ← ddirigidos · diirgidos · dirgiidos · dirigdios · diriggidos · dirigiddos · dirigidoss · dirigidso
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dirigidos" and "dirigió" be used interchangeably?
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Remembering dirigidos vs dirigió
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a participle, it's “dirigidos”; for a verb, it's “dirigió”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “dirigidos” entry
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