Which to use
“dirigió” and “dirigir” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,701
- “dirigió” frequency rank
- #4,154
- “dirigir” frequency rank
- 8855
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dirigió | dirigir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de dirigir o de dirigirse. | Manejar o gobernar algo. |
Where the eye mixes dirigió and dirigir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. dirigió (CVCVCVV) and dirigir (CVCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: dirigió vs dirigir
A purely visual mix-up. dirigió ([d̪iɾiˈxjo]) and dirigir ([d̪iɾiˈxiɾ]) 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 a single letter - ó in “dirigió” becomes r in “dirigir”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8855, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dirigió is recorded at frequency rank #4,701, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪iɾiˈxjo]. dirigir is at rank #4,154, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪iɾiˈxiɾ].
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 8855, this pair ranks #303,695 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dirigió vs dirigir
Shared letters: dgir. Private to "dirigió": ó. Private to "dirigir": -.
"dirigió" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "dirigir" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- dirigir ← ddirigir · diirgir · dirgiir · diriggir · dirigirr · dirigri · diriigr · dirrigir
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dirigió" and "dirigir" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "dirigió" or "dirigir"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dirigió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dirigir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #303,695 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dirigió" and "dirigir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dirigió 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 #303,695 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.