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

#47,746
“divulga” frequency rank
#45,272
“divulgó” frequency rank
93018
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature divulga divulgó
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de divulgar. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de divulgar.

Where the eye mixes divulga and divulgó

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. divulga and divulgó follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
divulga
7 ch
divulgó

Why the eye confuses divulga with divulgó

A purely visual mix-up. divulga ([d̪iˈβ̞ulɣ̞a]) and divulgó ([d̪iβ̞ulˈɣ̞o]) 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 a single letter - a in “divulga” becomes ó in “divulgó”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 93018, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

divulga is recorded at frequency rank #47,746, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪iˈβ̞ulɣ̞a]. divulgó is at rank #45,272, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪iβ̞ulˈɣ̞o].

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 93018, this pair ranks #1,280 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of divulga vs divulgó

Shared letters: dgiluv. Private to "divulga": a. Private to "divulgó": ó.

"divulga" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV  ·  "divulgó" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • divulga ← ddivulga · dibulga · diuvlga · divluga · divugla · divulag · divulgga · divullga

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "divulga" and "divulgó" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([d̪iˈβ̞ulɣ̞a] versus [d̪iβ̞ulˈɣ̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "divulga" or "divulgó"?
"divulgó" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #45,272 in our Spanish list, against #47,746 for "divulga". 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 "divulga" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "divulgó" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,280 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "divulga" and "divulgó" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "divulga vs divulgado". 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 #1,280 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