dividíavsdivididaWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: dividía is a verb, dividida is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“dividía” is a verb and “dividida” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#42,962
“dividía” frequency rank
#8,791
“dividida” frequency rank
51753
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dividía dividida
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de dividir o de dividirse. La parte de herencia de los padres.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set dividía and dividida apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
dividía
8 ch
dividida

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dividía is [d̪iβ̞iˈð̞ia] while dividida is [d̪iβ̞iˈð̞ið̞a]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51753, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

dividía is recorded at frequency rank #42,962, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪iβ̞iˈð̞ia]. dividida is at rank #8,791, tagged as anoun, pronounced [d̪iβ̞iˈð̞ið̞a].

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 51753, this pair ranks #96,234 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of dividía vs dividida

Shared letters: adiv. Private to "dividía": í. Private to "dividida": -.

"dividía" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV  ·  "dividida" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • divididaddividida · dibidida · diivdida · divdiida · dividdia · dividdida · dividiad · divididda

Frequency comparison

dividía#42,962
dividida#8,791

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "dividía" and "dividida" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "dividía" is a verb and "dividida" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "dividía" or "dividida"?
"dividida" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,791 in our Spanish list, against #42,962 for "dividía". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering dividía vs dividida

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “dividía”; for a noun, it's “dividida”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “dividía” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

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