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

#1,443
“diversas” frequency rank
#1,409
“diversos” frequency rank
2852
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature diversas diversos
Definition Forma del femenino plural de diverso. Forma del masculino plural de diverso.

Where the eye mixes diversas and diversos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

8 ch
diversas
8 ch
diversos

Visual trap between diversas and diversos

A purely visual mix-up. diversas ([d̪iˈβ̞eɾsas]) and diversos ([d̪iˈβ̞eɾsos]) 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 - a in “diversas” becomes o in “diversos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2852, 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]. diversos is at rank #1,409, tagged as anadj, pronounced [d̪iˈβ̞eɾsos].

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 2852, this pair ranks #319,527 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of diversas vs diversos

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

"diversas" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC  ·  "diversos" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • diversasddiversas · dibersas · dievrsas · diverass · diverrsas · diversass · diverssa · diverssas
  • diversosddiversos · dibersos · dievrsos · diveross · diverrsos · diversoss · diversso · diverssos

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "diversas" and "diversos" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([d̪iˈβ̞eɾsas] versus [d̪iˈβ̞eɾsos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "diversas" or "diversos" show up more?
"diversos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,409 in our Spanish list, against #1,443 for "diversas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "diversas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "diversos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #319,527 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "diversas" and "diversos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dieras vs diversas". 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 #319,527 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