Which to use
“dividida” is a noun and “dividió” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,791
- “dividida” frequency rank
- #19,703
- “dividió” frequency rank
- 28494
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dividida | dividió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | La parte de herencia de los padres. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de dividir o de dividirse. |
Where the eye mixes dividida and dividió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. dividida runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against dividió's 7 (CVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses dividida with dividió
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dividida is [d̪iβ̞iˈð̞ið̞a] while dividió is [d̪iβ̞iˈð̞jo]. 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 verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28494, 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]. dividió is at rank #19,703, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪iβ̞iˈð̞jo].
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 28494, this pair ranks #221,753 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dividida vs dividió
Shared letters: div. Private to "dividida": a. Private to "dividió": ó.
"dividida" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "dividió" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- dividida ← ddividida · dibidida · diivdida · divdiida · dividdia · dividdida · dividiad · divididda
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dividida" for "dividió" ever safe?
Frequency check: "dividida" vs "dividió" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "dividida" and "dividió" 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 "dividió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #221,753 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dividida" and "dividió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dividía vs dividió". 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 #221,753 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.