Which to use
“desvío” and “devil” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,338
- “desvío” frequency rank
- #36,529
- “devil” frequency rank
- 50867
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | desvío | devil |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de desviar. | Diablo, demonio. |
Where the eye mixes desvío and devil
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: desvío vs devil
A purely visual mix-up. desvío ([d̪esˈβ̞io]) and devil (/ˈdɛv.əl/) 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 50867, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
desvío is recorded at frequency rank #14,338, classified as anoun, pronounced [d̪esˈβ̞io]. devil is at rank #36,529, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈdɛv.əl/.
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 50867, this pair ranks #100,899 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of desvío vs devil
Shared letters: dev. Private to "desvío": osí. Private to "devil": il.
"desvío" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "devil" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- devil ← ddevil · debil · deivl · devill · devli · devvil · dveil · edvil
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "desvío" and "devil" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "desvío" or "devil"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "desvío" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "devil" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #100,899 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "desvío" and "devil" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Deva vs devil". 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 #100,899 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.