divinosvsdivisasWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: divinos is a adjective, divisas is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“divinos” is an adjective and “divisas” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#24,479
“divinos” frequency rank
#8,106
“divisas” frequency rank
32585
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature divinos divisas
Definition Forma del plural de divino. Forma del plural de divisa.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set divinos and divisas apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
divinos
7 ch
divisas

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: divinos is [d̪iˈβ̞inos] while divisas is [d̪iˈβ̞isas]. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32585, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

divinos is recorded at frequency rank #24,479, classified as anadj, pronounced [d̪iˈβ̞inos]. divisas is at rank #8,106, tagged as anoun, pronounced [d̪iˈβ̞isas].

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 32585, this pair ranks #201,222 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of divinos vs divisas

Shared letters: disv. Private to "divinos": no. Private to "divisas": a.

"divinos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "divisas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • divinosddivinos · dibinos · diivnos · divinnos · divinoss · divinso · divions · divnios
  • divisasddivisas · dibisas · diivsas · diviass · divisass · divissa · divissas · divsias

Frequency comparison

divinos#24,479
divisas#8,106

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "divinos" and "divisas" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "divinos" is an adjective and "divisas" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "divinos" or "divisas"?
"divisas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,106 in our Spanish list, against #24,479 for "divinos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering divinos vs divisas

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “divinos”; for a noun, it's “divisas”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “divinos” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list