Which to use
“debida” and “debidos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,385
- “debida” frequency rank
- #29,581
- “debidos” frequency rank
- 40966
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | debida | debidos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de debido, participio de deber. | Forma del plural de debido, participio de deber. |
Where the eye mixes debida and debidos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: debida vs debidos
A purely visual mix-up. debida ([d̪eˈβ̞ið̞a]) and debidos ([d̪eˈβ̞ið̞os]) 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 40966, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
debida is recorded at frequency rank #11,385, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪eˈβ̞ið̞a]. debidos is at rank #29,581, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪eˈβ̞ið̞os].
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 40966, this pair ranks #156,231 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of debida vs debidos
Shared letters: bdei. Private to "debida": a. Private to "debidos": os.
"debida" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "debidos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "debida" and "debidos" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "debida" vs "debidos" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "debida" and "debidos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "debida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "debidos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #156,231 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "debida" and "debidos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "debías vs debidos". 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 #156,231 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.