diversasvsdiversoConfusable pair

Which to use

“diversas” and “diverso” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#1,443
“diversas” frequency rank
#13,891
“diverso” frequency rank
15334
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature diversas diverso
Definition Forma del femenino plural de diverso. Distinto, diferente.

Where the eye mixes diversas and diverso

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
diversas
7 ch
diverso

Visual trap between diversas and diverso

A purely visual mix-up. diversas ([d̪iˈβ̞eɾsas]) and diverso ([d̪iˈβ̞eɾso]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15334, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

diversas is recorded at frequency rank #1,443, classified as anadj, pronounced [d̪iˈβ̞eɾsas]. diverso is at rank #13,891, tagged as anadj, pronounced [d̪iˈβ̞eɾso].

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 15334, this pair ranks #280,589 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of diversas vs diverso

Shared letters: deirsv. Private to "diversas": a. Private to "diverso": o.

"diversas" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC  ·  "diverso" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • diversasddiversas · dibersas · dievrsas · diverass · diverrsas · diversass · diverssa · diverssas
  • diversoddiverso · diberso · dievrso · diveros · diverrso · divesro · divreso · divverso

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "diversas" for "diverso" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([d̪iˈβ̞eɾsas] versus [d̪iˈβ̞eɾso]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "diversas" vs "diverso" - which ranks higher?
"diversas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,443 in our Spanish list, against #13,891 for "diverso". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "diversas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "diverso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #280,589 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "diversas" and "diverso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "diverso vs divierto". 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 #280,589 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