Which to use
“delito” is a noun and “derivó” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,766
- “delito” frequency rank
- #23,747
- “derivó” frequency rank
- 25513
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | delito | derivó |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción que viola la ley y conlleva pena. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de derivar. |
Where the eye mixes delito and derivó
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. delito and derivó follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: delito vs derivó
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: delito is [d̪eˈlit̪o] while derivó is [d̪eɾiˈβ̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25513, 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]. derivó is at rank #23,747, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eɾiˈβ̞o].
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 25513, this pair ranks #236,113 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of delito vs derivó
Shared letters: dei. Private to "delito": lot. Private to "derivó": rvó.
"delito" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "derivó" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- delito ← ddelito · deilto · deliot · delitto · dellito · deltio · dleito · edlito
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "delito" and "derivó" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "delito" or "derivó"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "delito" and "derivó" 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 "derivó" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #236,113 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "delito" and "derivó" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "derivó vs divo". 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 #236,113 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.