Which to use
“delitos” and “devotos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,557
- “delitos” frequency rank
- #19,700
- “devotos” frequency rank
- 22257
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | delitos | devotos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de delito. | Forma del plural de devoto. |
Where the eye mixes delitos and devotos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. delitos and devotos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses delitos with devotos
A purely visual mix-up. delitos ([d̪eˈlit̪os]) and devotos ([d̪eˈβ̞ot̪os]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22257, 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]. devotos is at rank #19,700, tagged as anoun, pronounced [d̪eˈβ̞ot̪os].
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 22257, this pair ranks #251,174 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of delitos vs devotos
Shared letters: deost. Private to "delitos": il. Private to "devotos": v.
"delitos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "devotos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "delitos" for "devotos" ever safe?
Which is more common, "delitos" or "devotos"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "delitos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "devotos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #251,174 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "delitos" and "devotos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "devota vs devotos". 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 #251,174 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.