Which to use
“delito” is a noun and “devoto” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,766
- “delito” frequency rank
- #17,944
- “devoto” frequency rank
- 19710
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | delito | devoto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción que viola la ley y conlleva pena. | Dedicado con fervor a obras de piedad y religión. |
Where the eye mixes delito and devoto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses delito with devoto
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: delito is [d̪eˈlit̪o] while devoto is [d̪eˈβ̞ot̪o]. 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 (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19710, 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]. devoto is at rank #17,944, tagged as anadj, pronounced [d̪eˈβ̞ot̪o].
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 19710, this pair ranks #262,530 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of delito vs devoto
Shared letters: deot. Private to "delito": il. Private to "devoto": v.
"delito" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "devoto" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "delito" and "devoto" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "delito" or "devoto" 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 "delito" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "devoto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #262,530 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "delito" and "devoto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Deusto vs devoto". 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 #262,530 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.