Which to use
“debimos” and “debió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,013
- “debimos” frequency rank
- #2,706
- “debió” frequency rank
- 39719
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | debimos | debió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de deber. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de deber. |
Where the eye mixes debimos and debió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between debimos and debió
A purely visual mix-up. debimos ([d̪eˈβ̞imos]) and debió ([d̪eˈβ̞jo]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39719, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
debimos is recorded at frequency rank #37,013, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈβ̞imos]. debió is at rank #2,706, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈβ̞jo].
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 39719, this pair ranks #163,017 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of debimos vs debió
Shared letters: bdei. Private to "debimos": mos. Private to "debió": ó.
"debimos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "debió" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- debimos ← dbeimos · ddebimos · debbimos · debimmos · debimoss · debimso · debioms · debmios
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "debimos" and "debió" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "debimos" vs "debió" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "debimos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "debió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #163,017 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "debimos" and "debió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "debías vs debimos". 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 #163,017 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.