Which to use
“debió” and “dedico” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,706
- “debió” frequency rank
- #12,355
- “dedico” frequency rank
- 15061
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | debió | dedico |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de deber. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de dedicar o de dedicarse. |
Where the eye mixes debió and dedico
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses debió with dedico
A purely visual mix-up. debió ([d̪eˈβ̞jo]) and dedico ([d̪eˈð̞iko]) 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 15061, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
debió is recorded at frequency rank #2,706, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈβ̞jo]. dedico is at rank #12,355, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈð̞iko].
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 15061, this pair ranks #281,647 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of debió vs dedico
Shared letters: dei. Private to "debió": bó. Private to "dedico": co.
"debió" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "dedico" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- dedico ← ddedico · ddeico · dedcio · deddico · dedicco · dedioc · deidco · eddico
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "debió" and "dedico" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "debió" or "dedico"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "debió" and "dedico" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "debió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dedico" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #281,647 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "debió" and "dedico" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dedico vs deduzco". 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 #281,647 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.