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“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.

9 ch
dividimos
7 ch
dividió

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?
No. They are said differently ([d̪iβ̞iˈð̞imos] versus [d̪iβ̞iˈð̞jo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "dividimos" or "dividió"?
"dividió" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,703 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.

What to do next

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  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list