divertidasvsdivertidosConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#15,353
“divertidas” frequency rank
#13,892
“divertidos” frequency rank
29245
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes divertidas and divertidos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. divertidas and divertidos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

10 ch
divertidas
10 ch
divertidos

Why the eye confuses divertidas with divertidos

A purely visual mix-up. divertidas ([d̪iβ̞eɾˈt̪ið̞as]) and divertidos ([d̪iβ̞eɾˈt̪ið̞os]) 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 “divertidas” becomes o in “divertidos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29245, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

divertidas is recorded at frequency rank #15,353, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪iβ̞eɾˈt̪ið̞as]. divertidos is at rank #13,892, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪iβ̞eɾˈt̪ið̞os].

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 29245, this pair ranks #217,973 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of divertidas vs divertidos

Shared letters: deirstv. Private to "divertidas": a. Private to "divertidos": o.

"divertidas" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC  ·  "divertidos" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • divertidas ← ddivertidas · dibertidas · dievrtidas · diveritdas · diverrtidas · divertdias · divertiads · divertidass
  • divertidos ← ddivertidos · dibertidos · dievrtidos · diveritdos · diverrtidos · divertdios · divertiddos · divertidoss

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "divertidas" and "divertidos" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([d̪iβ̞eɾˈt̪ið̞as] versus [d̪iβ̞eɾˈt̪ið̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "divertidas" or "divertidos"?
"divertidos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,892 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.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "divertidas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "divertidos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #217,973 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "divertidas" and "divertidos" 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 #217,973 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