Which to use
“deco” and “demon” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,289
- “deco” frequency rank
- #38,043
- “demon” frequency rank
- 79332
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | deco | demon |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Decoración. | En la mitología griega, divinidad tutelar o espíritu intermediario entre los dioses olímpicos y los humanos. |
Where the eye mixes deco and demon
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses deco with demon
A purely visual mix-up. deco ([ˈd̪eko]) and demon ([ˈd̪emõn]) 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 79332, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
deco is recorded at frequency rank #41,289, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈd̪eko]. demon is at rank #38,043, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈd̪emõn].
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 79332, this pair ranks #13,146 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of deco vs demon
Shared letters: deo. Private to "deco": c. Private to "demon": mn.
"deco" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "demon" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "deco" for "demon" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "deco" or "demon" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "deco" and "demon" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "deco" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "demon" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,146 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "deco" and "demon" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "deco vs Deva". 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 #13,146 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.