Which to use
“desfilan” and “desvían” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,855
- “desfilan” frequency rank
- #43,521
- “desvían” frequency rank
- 85376
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | desfilan | desvían |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de desfilar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de desviar o de desviarse. |
Where the eye mixes desfilan and desvían
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. desfilan runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against desvían's 7 (CVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between desfilan and desvían
A purely visual mix-up. desfilan ([d̪esˈfilãn]) and desvían ([d̪esˈβ̞iãn]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 85376, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
desfilan is recorded at frequency rank #41,855, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪esˈfilãn]. desvían is at rank #43,521, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪esˈβ̞iãn].
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 85376, this pair ranks #6,182 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of desfilan vs desvían
Shared letters: adens. Private to "desfilan": fil. Private to "desvían": ví.
"desfilan" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "desvían" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- desfilan ← ddesfilan · defsilan · desffilan · desfialn · desfilann · desfillan · desfilna · desflian
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "desfilan" and "desvían" be used interchangeably?
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "desfilan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "desvían" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #6,182 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "desfilan" and "desvían" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "desfilan vs desfilando". 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 #6,182 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.