Which to use
“dividida” is a noun and “divididas” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,791
- “dividida” frequency rank
- #17,117
- “divididas” frequency rank
- 25908
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dividida | divididas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | La parte de herencia de los padres. | Forma del femenino plural de dividido, participio de dividir o de dividirse. |
Where the eye mixes dividida and divididas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. dividida runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against divididas's 9 (CVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between dividida and divididas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dividida is [d̪iβ̞iˈð̞ið̞a] while divididas is [d̪iβ̞iˈð̞ið̞as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “dividida” sits inside “divididas”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25908, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dividida is recorded at frequency rank #8,791, classified as anoun, pronounced [d̪iβ̞iˈð̞ið̞a]. divididas is at rank #17,117, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪iβ̞iˈð̞ið̞as].
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 25908, this pair ranks #234,223 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dividida vs divididas
Shared letters: adiv. Private to "dividida": -. Private to "divididas": s.
"dividida" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "divididas" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dividida" and "divididas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "dividida" vs "divididas" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "dividida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "divididas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #234,223 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dividida" and "divididas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "decididas vs divididas". 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 #234,223 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.