Which to use
“divertido” is an adjective and “divertimos” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,246
- “divertido” frequency rank
- #48,361
- “divertimos” frequency rank
- 50607
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | divertido | divertimos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Alegre, festivo y de buen humor. | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de divertir o de divertirse. |
Where the eye mixes divertido and divertimos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. divertido runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCV) against divertimos's 10 (CVCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses divertido with divertimos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: divertido is [d̪iβ̞eɾˈt̪ið̞o] while divertimos is [d̪iβ̞eɾˈt̪imos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50607, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
divertido is recorded at frequency rank #2,246, classified as anadj, pronounced [d̪iβ̞eɾˈt̪ið̞o]. divertimos is at rank #48,361, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪iβ̞eɾˈt̪imos].
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 50607, this pair ranks #102,291 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of divertido vs divertimos
Shared letters: deiortv. Private to "divertido": -. Private to "divertimos": ms.
"divertido" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV · "divertimos" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- divertido ← ddivertido · dibertido · dievrtido · diveritdo · diverrtido · divertdio · divertiddo · divertiod
- divertimos ← ddivertimos · dibertimos · dievrtimos · diveritmos · diverrtimos · divertimmos · divertimoss · divertimso
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "divertido" and "divertimos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "divertido" vs "divertimos" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "divertido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "divertimos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #102,291 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "divertido" and "divertimos" 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 #102,291 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.