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

#5,498
“diversión” frequency rank
#1,847
“división” frequency rank
7345
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature diversión división
Definition Acción de divertir, divertirse, recrearse o entretenerse. Pasar el tiempo de forma muy agradable. Acto de partir una cosa, separar las partes de algo.

Where the eye mixes diversión and división

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

9 ch
diversión
8 ch
división

Look-alike desk: diversión vs división

A purely visual mix-up. diversión ([d̪iβ̞eɾˈsjõn]) and división ([d̪iβ̞iˈsjõn]) 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 7345, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

diversión is recorded at frequency rank #5,498, classified as anoun, pronounced [d̪iβ̞eɾˈsjõn]. división is at rank #1,847, tagged as anoun, pronounced [d̪iβ̞iˈsjõn].

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 7345, this pair ranks #308,252 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of diversión vs división

Shared letters: dinsvó. Private to "diversión": er. Private to "división": -.

"diversión" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC  ·  "división" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "diversión" and "división" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([d̪iβ̞eɾˈsjõn] versus [d̪iβ̞iˈsjõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "diversión" or "división" show up more?
"división" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,847 in our Spanish list, against #5,498 for "diversión". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "diversión" and "división" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "diversión" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "división" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #308,252 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "diversión" and "división" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "división vs divisor". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #308,252 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