Which to use
“delitos” is a noun and “delos” is a contraction - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,557
- “delitos” frequency rank
- #33,063
- “delos” frequency rank
- 35620
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | delitos | delos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de delito. | Contracción de la preposición de y el artículo los |
Where the eye mixes delitos and delos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. delitos runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against delos's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between delitos and delos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: delitos is [d̪eˈlit̪os] while delos is /ˈde.los/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs contraction), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35620, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
delitos is recorded at frequency rank #2,557, classified as anoun, pronounced [d̪eˈlit̪os]. delos is at rank #33,063, tagged as acontraction, pronounced /ˈde.los/.
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 35620, this pair ranks #185,066 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of delitos vs delos
Shared letters: delos. Private to "delitos": it. Private to "delos": -.
"delitos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "delos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "delitos" for "delos" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "delitos" or "delos" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "delitos" and "delos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "delitos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "delos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #185,066 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "delitos" and "delos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "deli vs delos". 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 #185,066 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.