Which to use
“demorado” is an adjective and “devorando” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,979
- “demorado” frequency rank
- #45,875
- “devorando” frequency rank
- 81854
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | demorado | devorando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Retrasado o dejado para más tarde. | Gerundio de devorar. |
Where the eye mixes demorado and devorando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: demorado vs devorando
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: demorado is [d̪emoˈɾað̞o] while devorando is [d̪eβ̞oˈɾãn̪d̪o]. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81854, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
demorado is recorded at frequency rank #35,979, classified as anadj, pronounced [d̪emoˈɾað̞o]. devorando is at rank #45,875, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eβ̞oˈɾãn̪d̪o].
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 81854, this pair ranks #9,897 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of demorado vs devorando
Shared letters: adeor. Private to "demorado": m. Private to "devorando": nv.
"demorado" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "devorando" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "demorado" and "devorando" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "demorado" or "devorando" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "demorado" and "devorando" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "demorado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "devorando" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #9,897 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "demorado" and "devorando" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "delirando vs devorando". 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 #9,897 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.