Which to use
“dirigió” and “dividió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,701
- “dirigió” frequency rank
- #19,703
- “dividió” frequency rank
- 24404
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dirigió | dividió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de dirigir o de dirigirse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de dividir o de dividirse. |
Where the eye mixes dirigió and dividió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. dirigió and dividió follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: dirigió vs dividió
A purely visual mix-up. dirigió ([d̪iɾiˈxjo]) and dividió ([d̪iβ̞iˈð̞jo]) 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 24404, 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]. dividió is at rank #19,703, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪iβ̞iˈð̞jo].
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 24404, this pair ranks #241,325 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dirigió vs dividió
Shared letters: dió. Private to "dirigió": gr. Private to "dividió": v.
"dirigió" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "dividió" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dirigió" and "dividió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "dirigió" or "dividió" show up more?
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 "dirigió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dividió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #241,325 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dirigió" and "dividió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dividía vs dividió". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #241,325 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.