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 spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set dividida and divididos apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
dividida and divididos form a confusable pair in the Spanish index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. 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.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering dividida vs divididos
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “dividida”; for a participle, it's “divididos”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “dividida” entry
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