diviertanvsdiviertoWhich spelling fits?

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

#45,881
“diviertan” frequency rank
#39,707
“divierto” frequency rank
85588
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes diviertan and divierto

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

9 ch
diviertan
8 ch
divierto

Visual trap between diviertan and divierto

A purely visual mix-up. diviertan ([d̪iˈβ̞jeɾt̪ãn]) and divierto ([d̪iˈβ̞jeɾt̪o]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 85588, 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]. divierto is at rank #39,707, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪iˈβ̞jeɾt̪o].

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 85588, this pair ranks #5,998 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of diviertan vs divierto

Shared letters: deirtv. Private to "diviertan": an. Private to "divierto": o.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • diviertanddiviertan · dibiertan · diivertan · diveirtan · divieratn · divierrtan · diviertann · diviertna
  • diviertoddivierto · dibierto · diiverto · diveirto · divierot · divierrto · diviertto · divietro

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "diviertan" for "divierto" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([d̪iˈβ̞jeɾt̪ãn] versus [d̪iˈβ̞jeɾt̪o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "diviertan" or "divierto"?
"divierto" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #39,707 in our Spanish list, against #45,881 for "diviertan". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "diviertan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "divierto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #5,998 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "diviertan" and "divierto" 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 #5,998 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