dedosvsdeusConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#2,556
“dedos” frequency rank
#28,331
“deus” frequency rank
30887
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dedos deus
Definition Forma del plural de dedo. Dios.

Where the eye mixes dedos and deus

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
dedos
4 ch
deus

Look-alike desk: dedos vs deus

A purely visual mix-up. dedos ([ˈd̪eð̞os]) and deus ([ˈd̪ews]) 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 30887, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

dedos is recorded at frequency rank #2,556, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈd̪eð̞os]. deus is at rank #28,331, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈd̪ews].

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 30887, this pair ranks #209,822 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of dedos vs deus

Shared letters: des. Private to "dedos": o. Private to "deus": u.

"dedos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "deus" · 4 letters · shape CVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • dedosddedos · ddeos · deddos · dedoss · dedso · deods · eddos
  • deusddeus · desu · deuss · dues · edus

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "dedos" and "deus" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈd̪eð̞os] versus [ˈd̪ews]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "dedos" or "deus" show up more?
"dedos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,556 in our Spanish list, against #28,331 for "deus". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "dedos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "deus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #209,822 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "dedos" and "deus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "deus 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 #209,822 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