diviertenvsdiviérteteWhich spelling fits?

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

#26,817
“divierten” frequency rank
#30,041
“diviértete” frequency rank
56858
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature divierten diviértete
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de divertir o de divertirse. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de divertirse (con el pronombre «te» enclítico).

Where the eye mixes divierten and diviértete

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. divierten runs 9 letters (CVCVVCCVC) against diviértete's 10 (CVCVVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
divierten
10 ch
diviértete

Look-alike desk: divierten vs diviértete

A purely visual mix-up. divierten ([d̪iˈβ̞jeɾt̪ẽn]) and diviértete ([d̪iˈβ̞jeɾt̪et̪e]) 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 56858, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

divierten is recorded at frequency rank #26,817, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪iˈβ̞jeɾt̪ẽn]. diviértete is at rank #30,041, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪iˈβ̞jeɾt̪et̪e].

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 56858, this pair ranks #72,836 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of divierten vs diviértete

Shared letters: deirtv. Private to "divierten": n. Private to "diviértete": é.

"divierten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC  ·  "diviértete" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • divierten ← ddivierten · dibierten · diiverten · diveirten · divieretn · divierrten · diviertenn · diviertne

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "divierten" and "diviértete" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([d̪iˈβ̞jeɾt̪ẽn] versus [d̪iˈβ̞jeɾt̪et̪e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "divierten" or "diviértete"?
"divierten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,817 in our Spanish list, against #30,041 for "diviértete". 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 "divierten" and "diviértete" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "divierten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "diviértete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #72,836 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "divierten" and "diviértete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "divierta vs divierten". 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 #72,836 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