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“divertir” and “divertirse” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,340
- “divertir” frequency rank
- #13,024
- “divertirse” frequency rank
- 41364
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | divertir | divertirse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Apartar , desviar, alejar. | Apartarse, desviarse, alejarse. |
Where the eye mixes divertir and divertirse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. divertir runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against divertirse's 10 (CVCVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: divertir vs divertirse
A purely visual mix-up. divertir ([d̪iβ̞eɾˈt̪iɾ]) and divertirse ([d̪iβ̞eɾˈt̪iɾse]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “divertir” sits inside “divertirse”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41364, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
divertir is recorded at frequency rank #28,340, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪iβ̞eɾˈt̪iɾ]. divertirse is at rank #13,024, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪iβ̞eɾˈt̪iɾse].
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 41364, this pair ranks #154,063 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of divertir vs divertirse
Shared letters: deirtv. Private to "divertir": -. Private to "divertirse": s.
"divertir" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "divertirse" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- divertir ← ddivertir · dibertir · dievrtir · diveritr · diverrtir · divertirr · divertri · diverttir
- divertirse ← ddivertirse · dibertirse · dievrtirse · diveritrse · diverrtirse · divertirce · divertires · divertirrse
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "divertir" and "divertirse" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "divertir" or "divertirse" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "divertir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "divertirse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #154,063 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "divertir" and "divertirse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "divertía vs divertir". 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 #154,063 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.