Which to use
“dividido” and “dividir” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,148
- “dividido” frequency rank
- #7,983
- “dividir” frequency rank
- 15131
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dividido | dividir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de dividir o de dividirse. | Acción de separar, cortar en pedazos, para poder distribuir una cosa. |
Where the eye mixes dividido and dividir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. dividido runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against dividir's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: dividido vs dividir
A purely visual mix-up. dividido ([d̪iβ̞iˈð̞ið̞o]) and dividir ([d̪iβ̞iˈð̞iɾ]) 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 15131, 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]. dividir is at rank #7,983, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪iβ̞iˈð̞iɾ].
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 15131, this pair ranks #281,406 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dividido vs dividir
Shared letters: div. Private to "dividido": o. Private to "dividir": r.
"dividido" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "dividir" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dividido" for "dividir" ever safe?
Which is more common, "dividido" or "dividir"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "dividido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dividir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #281,406 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dividido" and "dividir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dividir vs divisar". 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 #281,406 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.