Which to use
“desvían” and “desviando” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,521
- “desvían” frequency rank
- #37,031
- “desviando” frequency rank
- 80552
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | desvían | desviando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de desviar o de desviarse. | Gerundio de desviar. |
Where the eye mixes desvían and desviando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. desvían runs 7 letters (CVCCVVC) against desviando's 9 (CVCCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between desvían and desviando
A purely visual mix-up. desvían ([d̪esˈβ̞iãn]) and desviando ([d̪esˈβ̞jãn̪d̪o]) 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 80552, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
desvían is recorded at frequency rank #43,521, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪esˈβ̞iãn]. desviando is at rank #37,031, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪esˈβ̞jãn̪d̪o].
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 80552, this pair ranks #11,492 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of desvían vs desviando
Shared letters: adensv. Private to "desvían": í. Private to "desviando": io.
"desvían" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "desviando" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- desviando ← ddesviando · desbiando · desivando · dessviando · desvaindo · desviadno · desvianddo · desvianndo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "desvían" and "desviando" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "desvían" or "desviando"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "desvían" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "desviando" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,492 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "desvían" and "desviando" 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 #11,492 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.