divorciovsdivorciosWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: divorcio is a verb, divorcios is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“divorcio” is a verb and “divorcios” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#6,291
“divorcio” frequency rank
#29,173
“divorcios” frequency rank
35464
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature divorcio divorcios
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de divorciar. Forma del plural de divorcio.

Where the eye mixes divorcio and divorcios

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. divorcio runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVV) against divorcios's 9 (CVCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
divorcio
9 ch
divorcios

Visual trap between divorcio and divorcios

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: divorcio is [d̪iˈβ̞oɾsjo] while divorcios is [d̪iˈβ̞oɾsjos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “divorcio” sits inside “divorcios”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35464, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

divorcio is recorded at frequency rank #6,291, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪iˈβ̞oɾsjo]. 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 35464, this pair ranks #185,945 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of divorcio vs divorcios

Shared letters: cdiorv. Private to "divorcio": -. Private to "divorcios": s.

"divorcio" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV  ·  "divorcios" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • divorcio ← ddivorcio · diborcio · diovrcio · divocrio · divorccio · divorcoi · divorico · divorrcio
  • divorcios ← ddivorcios · diborcios · diovrcios · divocrios · divorccios · divorcioss · divorciso · divorcois

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "divorcio" and "divorcios" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "divorcio" is a verb and "divorcios" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "divorcio" or "divorcios"?
"divorcio" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,291 in our Spanish list, against #29,173 for "divorcios". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "divorcio" 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 #185,945 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "divorcio" and "divorcios" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "divorciados vs divorcios". 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 #185,945 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