Which to use
“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.
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?
Which is more common, "divorciada" or "divorciados"?
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.