Which to use
“divide” and “dividen” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,514
- “divide” frequency rank
- #13,443
- “dividen” frequency rank
- 19957
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | divide | dividen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de dividir o de dividirse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de dividir o de dividirse. |
Where the eye mixes divide and dividen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between divide and dividen
A purely visual mix-up. divide ([d̪iˈβ̞ið̞e]) and dividen ([d̪iˈβ̞ið̞ẽn]) 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) - “divide” sits inside “dividen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19957, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
divide is recorded at frequency rank #6,514, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪iˈβ̞ið̞e]. dividen is at rank #13,443, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪iˈβ̞ið̞ẽn].
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 19957, this pair ranks #261,434 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of divide vs dividen
Shared letters: deiv. Private to "divide": -. Private to "dividen": n.
"divide" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "dividen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "divide" for "dividen" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "divide" or "dividen" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "divide" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dividen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #261,434 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "divide" and "dividen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dividen vs dividía". 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 #261,434 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.