Which to use
“divide” and “dividió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,514
- “divide” frequency rank
- #19,703
- “dividió” frequency rank
- 26217
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | divide | dividió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de dividir o de dividirse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de dividir o de dividirse. |
Where the eye mixes divide and dividió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: divide vs dividió
A purely visual mix-up. divide ([d̪iˈβ̞ið̞e]) and dividió ([d̪iβ̞iˈð̞jo]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26217, 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]. dividió is at rank #19,703, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪iβ̞iˈð̞jo].
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 26217, this pair ranks #232,729 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of divide vs dividió
Shared letters: div. Private to "divide": e. Private to "dividió": ó.
"divide" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "dividió" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- divide ← ddivide · dibide · diivde · divdie · dividde · divied · divvide · dviide
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "divide" and "dividió" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "divide" or "dividió" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "divide" and "dividió" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "divide" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dividió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #232,729 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "divide" and "dividió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dividía vs dividió". 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 #232,729 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.