Which to use
“dividió” is a verb and “divino” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,703
- “dividió” frequency rank
- #6,515
- “divino” frequency rank
- 26218
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dividió | divino |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de dividir o de dividirse. | Que pertenece o concierne a la divinidad o a un dios. |
Where the eye mixes dividió and divino
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. dividió runs 7 letters (CVCVCVV) against divino's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between dividió and divino
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dividió is [d̪iβ̞iˈð̞jo] while divino is [d̪iˈβ̞ino]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26218, 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]. divino is at rank #6,515, tagged as anadj, pronounced [d̪iˈβ̞ino].
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 26218, this pair ranks #232,723 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dividió vs divino
Shared letters: div. Private to "dividió": ó. Private to "divino": no.
"dividió" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "divino" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- divino ← ddivino · dibino · diivno · divinno · divion · divnio · divvino · dviino
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dividió" and "divino" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "dividió" vs "divino" - which ranks higher?
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 "dividió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "divino" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #232,723 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dividió" and "divino" 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 #232,723 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.