divorciadavsdivorciadosConfusable pair

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

#31,749
“divorciada” frequency rank
#33,090
“divorciados” frequency rank
64839
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature divorciada divorciados
Definition Forma del femenino de divorciado, participio de divorciar. Forma del plural de divorciado, participio de divorciar.

Where the eye mixes divorciada and divorciados

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. divorciada runs 10 letters (CVCVCCVVCV) against divorciados's 11 (CVCVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
divorciada
11 ch
divorciados

Why the eye confuses divorciada with divorciados

A purely visual mix-up. divorciada ([d̪iβ̞oɾˈsjað̞a]) and divorciados ([d̪iβ̞oɾˈsjað̞os]) 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 64839, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

divorciada is recorded at frequency rank #31,749, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪iβ̞oɾˈsjað̞a]. divorciados is at rank #33,090, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪iβ̞oɾˈsjað̞os].

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 64839, this pair ranks #44,405 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of divorciada vs divorciados

Shared letters: acdiorv. Private to "divorciada": -. Private to "divorciados": s.

"divorciada" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCV  ·  "divorciados" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • divorciada ← ddivorciada · diborciada · diovrciada · divocriada · divorcaida · divorcciada · divorciaad · divorciadda
  • divorciados ← ddivorciados · diborciados · diovrciados · divocriados · divorcaidos · divorcciados · divorciaddos · divorciadoss

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "divorciada" and "divorciados" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([d̪iβ̞oɾˈsjað̞a] versus [d̪iβ̞oɾˈsjað̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "divorciada" or "divorciados"?
"divorciada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,749 in our Spanish list, against #33,090 for "divorciados". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "divorciada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "divorciados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #44,405 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "divorciada" and "divorciados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "divorciados vs divorciaron". 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 #44,405 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