Which to use
“delos” is a contraction and “densos” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,063
- “delos” frequency rank
- #29,588
- “densos” frequency rank
- 62651
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | delos | densos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Contracción de la preposición de y el artículo los | Forma del plural de denso. |
Where the eye mixes delos and densos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. delos runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against densos's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses delos with densos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: delos is /ˈde.los/ while densos is [ˈd̪ẽnsos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (contraction vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62651, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
delos is recorded at frequency rank #33,063, classified as acontraction, pronounced /ˈde.los/. densos is at rank #29,588, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈd̪ẽnsos].
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 62651, this pair ranks #51,298 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of delos vs densos
Shared letters: deos. Private to "delos": l. Private to "densos": n.
"delos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "densos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "delos" for "densos" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "delos" or "densos" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "delos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "densos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #51,298 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "delos" and "densos" 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 #51,298 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.