Which to use
“desolado” and “devorado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,612
- “desolado” frequency rank
- #38,646
- “devorado” frequency rank
- 71258
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | desolado | devorado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de desolar. | Participio de devorar. |
Where the eye mixes desolado and devorado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between desolado and devorado
A purely visual mix-up. desolado ([d̪esoˈlað̞o]) and devorado ([d̪eβ̞oˈɾað̞o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71258, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
desolado is recorded at frequency rank #32,612, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪esoˈlað̞o]. devorado is at rank #38,646, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eβ̞oˈɾað̞o].
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 71258, this pair ranks #27,901 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of desolado vs devorado
Shared letters: adeo. Private to "desolado": ls. Private to "devorado": rv.
"desolado" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "devorado" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "desolado" for "devorado" ever safe?
Which is more common, "desolado" or "devorado"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "desolado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "devorado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,901 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "desolado" and "devorado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "devorado 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 #27,901 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.