Which to use
“delos” is a contraction and “dos” is a num - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,063
- “delos” frequency rank
- #57
- “dos” frequency rank
- 33120
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | delos | dos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Contracción de la preposición de y el artículo los | Que consta de uno más que la unidad (1+1). |
Where the eye mixes delos and dos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between delos and dos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: delos is /ˈde.los/ while dos is [ˈd̪os]. 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 (contraction vs num), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33120, 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/. dos is at rank #57, tagged as anum, pronounced [ˈd̪os].
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 33120, this pair ranks #198,495 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of delos vs dos
Shared letters: dos. Private to "delos": el. Private to "dos": -.
"delos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "dos" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- delos ← ddelos · dellos · deloss · delso · deols · dleos · edlos
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "delos" for "dos" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "delos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #198,495 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "delos" and "dos" 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 #198,495 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.