Which to use
“detienen” and “deviene” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,133
- “detienen” frequency rank
- #44,695
- “deviene” frequency rank
- 56828
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | detienen | deviene |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de detener o de detenerse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de devenir. |
Where the eye mixes detienen and deviene
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: detienen vs deviene
A purely visual mix-up. detienen ([d̪eˈt̪jenẽn]) and deviene ([d̪eˈβ̞jene]) 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 56828, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
detienen is recorded at frequency rank #12,133, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈt̪jenẽn]. deviene is at rank #44,695, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈβ̞jene].
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 56828, this pair ranks #72,943 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of detienen vs deviene
Shared letters: dein. Private to "detienen": t. Private to "deviene": v.
"detienen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "deviene" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "detienen" and "deviene" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "detienen" or "deviene"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "detienen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "deviene" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #72,943 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "detienen" and "deviene" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "detiene vs deviene". 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 #72,943 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.