Which to use
“dividía” and “dividir” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,962
- “dividía” frequency rank
- #7,983
- “dividir” frequency rank
- 50945
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dividía | dividir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de dividir o de dividirse. | Acción de separar, cortar en pedazos, para poder distribuir una cosa. |
Where the eye mixes dividía and dividir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. dividía (CVCVCVV) and dividir (CVCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between dividía and dividir
A purely visual mix-up. dividía ([d̪iβ̞iˈð̞ia]) and dividir ([d̪iβ̞iˈð̞iɾ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50945, 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]. dividir is at rank #7,983, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪iβ̞iˈð̞iɾ].
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 50945, this pair ranks #100,509 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dividía vs dividir
Shared letters: div. Private to "dividía": aí. Private to "dividir": r.
"dividía" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "dividir" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- dividir ← ddividir · dibidir · diivdir · divdiir · dividdir · dividirr · dividri · diviidr
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dividía" and "dividir" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "dividía" or "dividir"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dividía" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dividir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #100,509 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dividía" and "dividir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "decidía 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 #100,509 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.