# debí vs devil

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### debí
*verb · IPA [d̪eˈβ̞i] · frequency rank #14,811*
Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de deber.

### devil
*noun · IPA /ˈdɛv.əl/ · frequency rank #36,529*
Diablo, demonio.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/es/vs/debi-vs-devil