# dirigir vs dirimir

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### dirigir
*verb · IPA [d̪iɾiˈxiɾ] · frequency rank #4,154*
Manejar o gobernar algo.

### dirimir
*verb · IPA [d̪iɾiˈmiɾ] · frequency rank #44,125*
Resolver o poner fin a una disputa o litigio.

## Source
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