Which to use
“dela” is a contraction and “deus” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,645
- “dela” frequency rank
- #28,331
- “deus” frequency rank
- 48976
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dela | deus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Contracción de la preposición de y el artículo la | Dios. |
Where the eye mixes dela and deus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses dela with deus
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dela is /ˈde.la/ while deus is [ˈd̪ews]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (contraction vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48976, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dela is recorded at frequency rank #20,645, classified as acontraction, pronounced /ˈde.la/. 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 48976, this pair ranks #111,470 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dela vs deus
Shared letters: de. Private to "dela": al. Private to "deus": su.
"dela" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "deus" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dela" and "deus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "dela" or "deus" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dela" 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 #111,470 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dela" 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 #111,470 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.