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“débito” and “delitos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#19,707
“débito” frequency rank
#2,557
“delitos” frequency rank
22264
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature débito delitos
Definition Obligación de pagar o devolver algo, generalmente dinero, que se había recibido antes. Forma del plural de delito.

Where the eye mixes débito and delitos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. débito runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against delitos's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
débito
7 ch
delitos

Look-alike desk: débito vs delitos

A purely visual mix-up. débito ([ˈd̪eβ̞it̪o]) and delitos ([d̪eˈlit̪os]) 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 22264, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

débito is recorded at frequency rank #19,707, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈd̪eβ̞it̪o]. delitos is at rank #2,557, tagged as anoun, pronounced [d̪eˈlit̪os].

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 22264, this pair ranks #251,137 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of débito vs delitos

Shared letters: diot. Private to "débito": bé. Private to "delitos": els.

"débito" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "delitos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • delitos ← ddelitos · deiltos · deliots · delitoss · delitso · delittos · dellitos · deltios

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "débito" and "delitos" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈd̪eβ̞it̪o] versus [d̪eˈlit̪os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "débito" vs "delitos" - which ranks higher?
"delitos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,557 in our Spanish list, against #19,707 for "débito". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "débito" and "delitos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "débito" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "delitos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #251,137 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "débito" and "delitos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "débito vs Deusto". 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 #251,137 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list