Which to use
“debió” and “deis” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,706
- “debió” frequency rank
- #31,304
- “deis” frequency rank
- 34010
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | debió | deis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de deber. | Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de dar o de darse. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set debió and deis apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. debió ([d̪eˈβ̞jo]) and deis ([ˈd̪ejs]) 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 34010, 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]. deis is at rank #31,304, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪ejs].
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 34010, this pair ranks #193,695 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of debió vs deis
Shared letters: dei. Private to "debió": bó. Private to "deis": s.
"debió" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "deis" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- deis ← ddeis · deiss · desi · edis