Which to use
“devolver” and “devolvió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,492
- “devolver” frequency rank
- #14,820
- “devolvió” frequency rank
- 20312
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | devolver | devolvió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hacer que algo regrese a su estado o ubicación anterior. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de devolver. |
Where the eye mixes devolver and devolvió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses devolver with devolvió
A purely visual mix-up. devolver ([d̪eβ̞olˈβ̞eɾ]) and devolvió ([d̪eβ̞olˈβ̞jo]) 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 20312, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
devolver is recorded at frequency rank #5,492, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪eβ̞olˈβ̞eɾ]. devolvió is at rank #14,820, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eβ̞olˈβ̞jo].
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 20312, this pair ranks #259,888 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of devolver vs devolvió
Shared letters: delov. Private to "devolver": r. Private to "devolvió": ió.
"devolver" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "devolvió" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- devolver ← ddevolver · debolber · deovlver · devlover · devolevr · devollver · devolverr · devolvre
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "devolver" and "devolvió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "devolver" or "devolvió"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "devolver" and "devolvió" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "devolver" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "devolvió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #259,888 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "devolver" and "devolvió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "devolver vs devolviera". 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 #259,888 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.