Which to use
“diviertan” and “divierten” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,881
- “diviertan” frequency rank
- #26,817
- “divierten” frequency rank
- 72698
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | diviertan | divierten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de divertir o de divertirse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de divertir o de divertirse. |
Where the eye mixes diviertan and divierten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. diviertan and divierten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses diviertan with divierten
A purely visual mix-up. diviertan ([d̪iˈβ̞jeɾt̪ãn]) and divierten ([d̪iˈβ̞jeɾt̪ẽn]) 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 - a in “diviertan” becomes e in “divierten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72698, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
diviertan is recorded at frequency rank #45,881, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪iˈβ̞jeɾt̪ãn]. divierten is at rank #26,817, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪iˈβ̞jeɾt̪ẽn].
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 72698, this pair ranks #24,835 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of diviertan vs divierten
Shared letters: deinrtv. Private to "diviertan": a. Private to "divierten": -.
"diviertan" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC · "divierten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "diviertan" and "divierten" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "diviertan" or "divierten" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "diviertan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "divierten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #24,835 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "diviertan" and "divierten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "divierta vs diviertan". 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 #24,835 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.