Which to use
“desviado” and “desvían” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,662
- “desviado” frequency rank
- #43,521
- “desvían” frequency rank
- 66183
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | desviado | desvían |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de desviar o de desviarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de desviar o de desviarse. |
Where the eye mixes desviado and desvían
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. desviado runs 8 letters (CVCCVVCV) against desvían's 7 (CVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: desviado vs desvían
A purely visual mix-up. desviado ([d̪esˈβ̞jað̞o]) 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 66183, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
desviado is recorded at frequency rank #22,662, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪esˈβ̞jað̞o]. 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 66183, this pair ranks #40,537 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of desviado vs desvían
Shared letters: adesv. Private to "desviado": io. Private to "desvían": ní.
"desviado" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV · "desvían" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- desviado ← ddesviado · desbiado · desivado · dessviado · desvaido · desviaddo · desviaod · desvidao
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "desviado" and "desvían" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "desviado" or "desvían"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "desviado" 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 #40,537 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "desviado" and "desvían" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "desván vs desvían". 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 #40,537 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.