Which to use
“deseado” and “desvelado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,103
- “deseado” frequency rank
- #43,518
- “desvelado” frequency rank
- 51621
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | deseado | desvelado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de desear. | Participio de desvelar. |
Where the eye mixes deseado and desvelado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. deseado runs 7 letters (CVCVVCV) against desvelado's 9 (CVCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: deseado vs desvelado
A purely visual mix-up. deseado ([d̪eseˈað̞o]) and desvelado ([d̪esβ̞eˈlað̞o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51621, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
deseado is recorded at frequency rank #8,103, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪eseˈað̞o]. desvelado is at rank #43,518, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪esβ̞eˈlað̞o].
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 51621, this pair ranks #96,984 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of deseado vs desvelado
Shared letters: adeos. Private to "deseado": -. Private to "desvelado": lv.
"deseado" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "desvelado" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "deseado" for "desvelado" ever safe?
Frequency check: "deseado" vs "desvelado" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "deseado" and "desvelado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "deseado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "desvelado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #96,984 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "deseado" and "desvelado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "desvelado vs desvelo". 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 #96,984 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.