Which to use
“dividido” and “dividió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,148
- “dividido” frequency rank
- #19,703
- “dividió” frequency rank
- 26851
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dividido | dividió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de dividir o de dividirse. | 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 dividido and dividió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. dividido 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.
Look-alike desk: dividido vs dividió
A purely visual mix-up. dividido ([d̪iβ̞iˈð̞ið̞o]) and dividió ([d̪iβ̞iˈð̞jo]) 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 26851, 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]. 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 26851, this pair ranks #229,632 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dividido vs dividió
Shared letters: div. Private to "dividido": o. Private to "dividió": ó.
"dividido" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "dividió" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- dividido ← ddividido · dibidido · diivdido · divdiido · dividdido · dividdio · divididdo · dividiod
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dividido" and "dividió" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "dividido" or "dividió"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "dividido" and "dividió" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dividido" 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 #229,632 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dividido" 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 #229,632 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.