divovsdúoConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#48,363
“divo” frequency rank
#12,808
“dúo” frequency rank
61171
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature divo dúo
Definition Artista o figura pública de gran fama Composición musical escrita para ser interpretada por dos instrumentos o dos voces.

Where the eye mixes divo and dúo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. divo runs 4 letters (CVCV) against dúo's 3 (CVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

4 ch
divo
3 ch
dúo

Look-alike desk: divo vs dúo

A purely visual mix-up. divo ([ˈd̪iβ̞o]) and dúo ([ˈd̪uo]) 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 61171, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

divo is recorded at frequency rank #48,363, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈd̪iβ̞o]. dúo is at rank #12,808, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈd̪uo].

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 61171, this pair ranks #56,398 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of divo vs dúo

Shared letters: do. Private to "divo": iv. Private to "dúo": ú.

"divo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "dúo" · 3 letters · shape CVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • divo ← ddivo · dibo · diov · divvo · dvio · idvo

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "divo" and "dúo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈd̪iβ̞o] versus [ˈd̪uo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "divo" or "dúo"?
"dúo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,808 in our Spanish list, against #48,363 for "divo". 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 "divo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "dúo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #56,398 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "divo" and "dúo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Deva vs divo". 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 #56,398 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