diviertevsdiviertoConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#17,118
“divierte” frequency rank
#39,707
“divierto” frequency rank
56825
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature divierte divierto
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de divertir o de divertirse. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de divertir o de divertirse.

Where the eye mixes divierte and divierto

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. divierte and divierto follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
divierte
8 ch
divierto

Look-alike desk: divierte vs divierto

A purely visual mix-up. divierte ([d̪iˈβ̞jeɾt̪e]) 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 a single letter - e in “divierte” becomes o in “divierto”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56825, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

divierte is recorded at frequency rank #17,118, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪iˈβ̞jeɾt̪e]. 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 56825, this pair ranks #72,956 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of divierte vs divierto

Shared letters: deirtv. Private to "divierte": -. Private to "divierto": o.

"divierte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV  ·  "divierto" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • divierte ← ddivierte · dibierte · diiverte · diveirte · divieret · divierrte · diviertte · divietre
  • divierto ← ddivierto · dibierto · diiverto · diveirto · divierot · divierrto · diviertto · divietro

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "divierte" for "divierto" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([d̪iˈβ̞jeɾt̪e] versus [d̪iˈβ̞jeɾt̪o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "divierte" vs "divierto" - which ranks higher?
"divierte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,118 in our Spanish list, against #39,707 for "divierto". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "divierte" and "divierto" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "divierte" 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 #72,956 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "divierte" and "divierto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "divierta vs divierto". 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 #72,956 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