Which to use
“divorciado” and “divorcio” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,880
- “divorciado” frequency rank
- #6,291
- “divorcio” frequency rank
- 37171
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | divorciado | divorcio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de divorciar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de divorciar. |
Where the eye mixes divorciado and divorcio
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. divorciado runs 10 letters (CVCVCCVVCV) against divorcio's 8 (CVCVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between divorciado and divorcio
A purely visual mix-up. divorciado ([d̪iβ̞oɾˈsjað̞o]) and divorcio ([d̪iˈβ̞oɾsjo]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37171, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
divorciado is recorded at frequency rank #30,880, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪iβ̞oɾˈsjað̞o]. divorcio is at rank #6,291, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪iˈβ̞oɾsjo].
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 37171, this pair ranks #176,728 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of divorciado vs divorcio
Shared letters: cdiorv. Private to "divorciado": a. Private to "divorcio": -.
"divorciado" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCV · "divorcio" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- divorciado ← ddivorciado · diborciado · diovrciado · divocriado · divorcaido · divorcciado · divorciaddo · divorciaod
- divorcio ← ddivorcio · diborcio · diovrcio · divocrio · divorccio · divorcoi · divorico · divorrcio
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "divorciado" for "divorcio" ever safe?
Frequency check: "divorciado" vs "divorcio" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "divorciado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "divorcio" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #176,728 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "divorciado" and "divorcio" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "divorciado 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 #176,728 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.