Which to use
“delirios” and “delitos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,744
- “delirios” frequency rank
- #2,557
- “delitos” frequency rank
- 26301
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | delirios | delitos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de delirio. | Forma del plural de delito. |
Where the eye mixes delirios and delitos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. delirios runs 8 letters (CVCVCVVC) against delitos's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between delirios and delitos
A purely visual mix-up. delirios ([d̪eˈliɾjos]) 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 26301, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
delirios is recorded at frequency rank #23,744, classified as anoun, pronounced [d̪eˈliɾjos]. 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 26301, this pair ranks #232,288 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of delirios vs delitos
Shared letters: deilos. Private to "delirios": r. Private to "delitos": t.
"delirios" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "delitos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "delirios" and "delitos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "delirios" vs "delitos" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "delirios" and "delitos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "delirios" 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 #232,288 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "delirios" and "delitos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "debimos vs delitos". 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 #232,288 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.