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

#6,901
“divertida” frequency rank
#15,353
“divertidas” frequency rank
22254
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature divertida divertidas
Definition Forma del femenino de divertido, participio de divertir o de divertirse. Forma del femenino plural de divertido, participio de divertir o de divertirse.

Where the eye mixes divertida and divertidas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. divertida runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCV) against divertidas's 10 (CVCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
divertida
10 ch
divertidas

Visual trap between divertida and divertidas

A purely visual mix-up. divertida ([d̪iβ̞eɾˈt̪ið̞a]) and divertidas ([d̪iβ̞eɾˈt̪ið̞as]) 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 extra letter(s) - “divertida” sits inside “divertidas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22254, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

divertida is recorded at frequency rank #6,901, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪iβ̞eɾˈt̪ið̞a]. divertidas is at rank #15,353, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪iβ̞eɾˈt̪ið̞as].

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 22254, this pair ranks #251,189 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of divertida vs divertidas

Shared letters: adeirtv. Private to "divertida": -. Private to "divertidas": s.

"divertida" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV  ·  "divertidas" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • divertida ← ddivertida · dibertida · dievrtida · diveritda · diverrtida · divertdia · divertiad · divertidda
  • divertidas ← ddivertidas · dibertidas · dievrtidas · diveritdas · diverrtidas · divertdias · divertiads · divertidass

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "divertida" for "divertidas" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([d̪iβ̞eɾˈt̪ið̞a] versus [d̪iβ̞eɾˈt̪ið̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "divertida" or "divertidas"?
"divertida" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,901 in our Spanish list, against #15,353 for "divertidas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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  • Full dictionary entry for "divertida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "divertidas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #251,189 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "divertida" and "divertidas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "divertidas vs divertimos". 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 #251,189 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