Which to use
“dividimos” and “dividió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,174
- “dividimos” frequency rank
- #19,703
- “dividió” frequency rank
- 58877
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dividimos | dividió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo 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 dividimos and dividió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. dividimos runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCVC) 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 dividimos with dividió
A purely visual mix-up. dividimos ([d̪iβ̞iˈð̞imos]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58877, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dividimos is recorded at frequency rank #39,174, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪iβ̞iˈð̞imos]. 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 58877, this pair ranks #64,806 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dividimos vs dividió
Shared letters: div. Private to "dividimos": mos. Private to "dividió": ó.
"dividimos" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "dividió" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- dividimos ← ddividimos · dibidimos · diivdimos · divdiimos · dividdimos · dividimmos · dividimoss · dividimso
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dividimos" and "dividió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "dividimos" or "dividió"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "dividimos" 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 #64,806 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dividimos" 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 #64,806 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.