divinasvsdivisarTell them apart

Quick tell: divinas is a adjective, divisar is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“divinas” is an adjective and “divisar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#22,333
“divinas” frequency rank
#48,961
“divisar” frequency rank
71294
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature divinas divisar
Definition Forma del femenino plural de divino. Percibir con la vista, generalmente de manera confusa o a gran distancia.

Where the eye mixes divinas and divisar

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
divinas
7 ch
divisar

Look-alike desk: divinas vs divisar

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: divinas is [d̪iˈβ̞inas] while divisar is [d̪iβ̞iˈsaɾ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71294, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

divinas is recorded at frequency rank #22,333, classified as anadj, pronounced [d̪iˈβ̞inas]. divisar is at rank #48,961, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪iβ̞iˈsaɾ].

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 71294, this pair ranks #27,838 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of divinas vs divisar

Shared letters: adisv. Private to "divinas": n. Private to "divisar": r.

"divinas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "divisar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • divinasddivinas · dibinas · diivnas · divians · divinass · divinnas · divinsa · divnias
  • divisarddivisar · dibisar · diivsar · diviasr · divisarr · divisra · divissar · divsiar

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "divinas" for "divisar" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "divinas" is an adjective and "divisar" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "divinas" or "divisar"?
"divinas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,333 in our Spanish list, against #48,961 for "divisar". 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 "divinas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "divisar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #27,838 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "divinas" and "divisar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "divisar vs divisor". 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 #27,838 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