Which to use
“debías” and “dedicas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,095
- “debías” frequency rank
- #17,936
- “dedicas” frequency rank
- 62031
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | debías | dedicas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de deber. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de dedicar o de dedicarse. |
Where the eye mixes debías and dedicas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. debías runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against dedicas's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between debías and dedicas
A purely visual mix-up. debías ([d̪eˈβ̞ias]) and dedicas ([d̪eˈð̞ikas]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62031, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
debías is recorded at frequency rank #44,095, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈβ̞ias]. dedicas is at rank #17,936, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈð̞ikas].
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 62031, this pair ranks #53,417 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of debías vs dedicas
Shared letters: ades. Private to "debías": bí. Private to "dedicas": ci.
"debías" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "dedicas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- dedicas ← ddedicas · ddeicas · dedcias · deddicas · dediacs · dedicass · dediccas · dedicsa
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "debías" for "dedicas" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "debías" or "dedicas" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "debías" and "dedicas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "debías" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dedicas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #53,417 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "debías" and "dedicas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "debías vs Denia". 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 #53,417 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.