Which to use
“divertida” is a participle and “divertido” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,901
- “divertida” frequency rank
- #2,246
- “divertido” frequency rank
- 9147
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | divertida | divertido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de divertido, participio de divertir o de divertirse. | Alegre, festivo y de buen humor. |
Where the eye mixes divertida and divertido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. divertida and divertido follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: divertida vs divertido
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: divertida is [d̪iβ̞eɾˈt̪ið̞a] while divertido is [d̪iβ̞eɾˈt̪ið̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “divertida” becomes o in “divertido”, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9147, 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]. divertido is at rank #2,246, tagged as anadj, pronounced [d̪iβ̞eɾˈt̪ið̞o].
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 9147, this pair ranks #302,833 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of divertida vs divertido
Shared letters: deirtv. Private to "divertida": a. Private to "divertido": o.
"divertida" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV · "divertido" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "divertida" and "divertido" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "divertida" or "divertido"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "divertida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "divertido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #302,833 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "divertida" and "divertido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "divertía vs divertida". 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 #302,833 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.