Which to use
“delito” and “delitos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,766
- “delito” frequency rank
- #2,557
- “delitos” frequency rank
- 4323
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | delito | delitos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción que viola la ley y conlleva pena. | Forma del plural de delito. |
Where the eye mixes delito and delitos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. delito 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.
Look-alike desk: delito vs delitos
A purely visual mix-up. delito ([d̪eˈlit̪o]) 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 extra letter(s) - “delito” sits inside “delitos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4323, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
delito is recorded at frequency rank #1,766, classified as anoun, pronounced [d̪eˈlit̪o]. 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 4323, this pair ranks #316,363 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of delito vs delitos
Shared letters: deilot. Private to "delito": -. Private to "delitos": s.
"delito" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "delitos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "delito" and "delitos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "delito" or "delitos" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "delito" and "delitos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "delito" 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 #316,363 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "delito" and "delitos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "deli vs delito". 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 #316,363 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.