Which to use
“dividida” is a noun and “divididos” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,791
- “dividida” frequency rank
- #11,390
- “divididos” frequency rank
- 20181
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dividida | divididos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | La parte de herencia de los padres. | Forma del plural de dividido, participio de dividir o de dividirse. |
Where the eye mixes dividida and divididos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. dividida runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against divididos's 9 (CVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between dividida and divididos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dividida is [d̪iβ̞iˈð̞ið̞a] while divididos is [d̪iβ̞iˈð̞ið̞os]. 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 (noun vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20181, 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]. divididos is at rank #11,390, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪iβ̞iˈð̞ið̞os].
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 20181, this pair ranks #260,451 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dividida vs divididos
Shared letters: div. Private to "dividida": a. Private to "divididos": os.
"dividida" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "divididos" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dividida" for "divididos" ever safe?
Which is more common, "dividida" or "divididos"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "dividida" and "divididos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dividida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "divididos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #260,451 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dividida" and "divididos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dividía vs dividida". 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 #260,451 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.