Which to use
“dividió” and “dividir” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,703
- “dividió” frequency rank
- #7,983
- “dividir” frequency rank
- 27686
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dividió | dividir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de dividir o de dividirse. | Acción de separar, cortar en pedazos, para poder distribuir una cosa. |
Where the eye mixes dividió and dividir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. dividió (CVCVCVV) and dividir (CVCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between dividió and dividir
A purely visual mix-up. dividió ([d̪iβ̞iˈð̞jo]) 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 a single letter - ó in “dividió” becomes r in “dividir”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27686, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dividió is recorded at frequency rank #19,703, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪iβ̞iˈð̞jo]. 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 27686, this pair ranks #225,645 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dividió vs dividir
Shared letters: div. Private to "dividió": ó. Private to "dividir": r.
"dividió" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "dividir" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- dividir ← ddividir · dibidir · diivdir · divdiir · dividdir · dividirr · dividri · diviidr
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dividió" and "dividir" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "dividió" vs "dividir" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "dividió" and "dividir" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dividió" 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 #225,645 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dividió" and "dividir" 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 #225,645 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.