diviertavsdiviertanWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“divierta” and “diviertan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#47,745
“divierta” frequency rank
#45,881
“diviertan” frequency rank
93626
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature divierta diviertan
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de divertir o de divertirse. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de divertir o de divertirse.

Where the eye mixes divierta and diviertan

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. divierta runs 8 letters (CVCVVCCV) against diviertan's 9 (CVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
divierta
9 ch
diviertan

Visual trap between divierta and diviertan

A purely visual mix-up. divierta ([d̪iˈβ̞jeɾt̪a]) and diviertan ([d̪iˈβ̞jeɾt̪ãn]) 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 extra letter(s) - “divierta” sits inside “diviertan”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 93626, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

divierta is recorded at frequency rank #47,745, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪iˈβ̞jeɾt̪a]. diviertan is at rank #45,881, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪iˈβ̞jeɾt̪ãn].

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 93626, this pair ranks #1,065 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of divierta vs diviertan

Shared letters: adeirtv. Private to "divierta": -. Private to "diviertan": n.

"divierta" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV  ·  "diviertan" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • divierta ← ddivierta · dibierta · diiverta · diveirta · divierat · divierrta · diviertta · divietra
  • diviertan ← ddiviertan · dibiertan · diivertan · diveirtan · divieratn · divierrtan · diviertann · diviertna

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "divierta" and "diviertan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([d̪iˈβ̞jeɾt̪a] versus [d̪iˈβ̞jeɾt̪ãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "divierta" or "diviertan" show up more?
"diviertan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #45,881 in our Spanish list, against #47,745 for "divierta". 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 "divierta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "diviertan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,065 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "divierta" and "diviertan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "divertía vs divierta". 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 #1,065 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