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

#30,879
“dividendo” frequency rank
#18,515
“dividendos” frequency rank
49394
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dividendo dividendos
Definition Cantidad que en la división es dividida por otra, el divisor. Forma del plural de dividendo.

Where the eye mixes dividendo and dividendos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. dividendo runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCCV) against dividendos's 10 (CVCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
dividendo
10 ch
dividendos

Look-alike desk: dividendo vs dividendos

A purely visual mix-up. dividendo ([d̪iβ̞iˈð̞ẽn̪d̪o]) and dividendos ([d̪iβ̞iˈð̞ẽn̪d̪os]) 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) - “dividendo” sits inside “dividendos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49394, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

dividendo is recorded at frequency rank #30,879, classified as anoun, pronounced [d̪iβ̞iˈð̞ẽn̪d̪o]. dividendos is at rank #18,515, tagged as anoun, pronounced [d̪iβ̞iˈð̞ẽn̪d̪os].

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 49394, this pair ranks #109,109 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of dividendo vs dividendos

Shared letters: deinov. Private to "dividendo": -. Private to "dividendos": s.

"dividendo" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCCV  ·  "dividendos" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • dividendo ← ddividendo · dibidendo · diivdendo · divdiendo · dividdendo · dividedno · dividenddo · dividenndo
  • dividendos ← ddividendos · dibidendos · diivdendos · divdiendos · dividdendos · dividednos · dividenddos · dividendoss

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "dividendo" and "dividendos" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([d̪iβ̞iˈð̞ẽn̪d̪o] versus [d̪iβ̞iˈð̞ẽn̪d̪os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "dividendo" or "dividendos"?
"dividendos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,515 in our Spanish list, against #30,879 for "dividendo". 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 "dividendo" and "dividendos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "dividendo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "dividendos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #109,109 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "dividendo" and "dividendos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dividendo vs dividiendo". 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 #109,109 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