Which to use
“divorciados” is a participle and “divorcios” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,090
- “divorciados” frequency rank
- #29,173
- “divorcios” frequency rank
- 62263
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | divorciados | divorcios |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de divorciado, participio de divorciar. | Forma del plural de divorcio. |
Where the eye mixes divorciados and divorcios
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. divorciados runs 11 letters (CVCVCCVVCVC) against divorcios's 9 (CVCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses divorciados with divorcios
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: divorciados is [d̪iβ̞oɾˈsjað̞os] while divorcios is [d̪iˈβ̞oɾsjos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62263, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
divorciados is recorded at frequency rank #33,090, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪iβ̞oɾˈsjað̞os]. divorcios is at rank #29,173, tagged as anoun, pronounced [d̪iˈβ̞oɾsjos].
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 62263, this pair ranks #52,644 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of divorciados vs divorcios
Shared letters: cdiorsv. Private to "divorciados": a. Private to "divorcios": -.
"divorciados" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCVC · "divorcios" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- divorciados ← ddivorciados · diborciados · diovrciados · divocriados · divorcaidos · divorcciados · divorciaddos · divorciadoss
- divorcios ← ddivorcios · diborcios · diovrcios · divocrios · divorccios · divorcioss · divorciso · divorcois
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "divorciados" and "divorcios" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "divorciados" or "divorcios"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "divorciados" and "divorcios" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "divorciados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "divorcios" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #52,644 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "divorciados" and "divorcios" 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 #52,644 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.