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“dividido” and “dividimos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#7,148
“dividido” frequency rank
#39,174
“dividimos” frequency rank
46322
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dividido dividimos
Definition Participio de dividir o de dividirse. Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de dividir o de dividirse.

Where the eye mixes dividido and dividimos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. dividido runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against dividimos's 9 (CVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
dividido
9 ch
dividimos

Why the eye confuses dividido with dividimos

A purely visual mix-up. dividido ([d̪iβ̞iˈð̞ið̞o]) and dividimos ([d̪iβ̞iˈð̞imos]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46322, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

dividido is recorded at frequency rank #7,148, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪iβ̞iˈð̞ið̞o]. dividimos is at rank #39,174, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪iβ̞iˈð̞imos].

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 46322, this pair ranks #126,397 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of dividido vs dividimos

Shared letters: diov. Private to "dividido": -. Private to "dividimos": ms.

"dividido" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV  ·  "dividimos" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • dividido ← ddividido · dibidido · diivdido · divdiido · dividdido · dividdio · divididdo · dividiod
  • dividimos ← ddividimos · dibidimos · diivdimos · divdiimos · dividdimos · dividimmos · dividimoss · dividimso

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "dividido" and "dividimos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([d̪iβ̞iˈð̞ið̞o] versus [d̪iβ̞iˈð̞imos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "dividido" or "dividimos"?
"dividido" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,148 in our Spanish list, against #39,174 for "dividimos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "dividido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "dividimos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #126,397 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "dividido" and "dividimos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dirigimos vs dividimos". 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 #126,397 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list