devolveránvsdevolvieronTell them apart

Which to use

“devolverán” and “devolvieron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#47,730
“devolverán” frequency rank
#27,959
“devolvieron” frequency rank
75689
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature devolverán devolvieron
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de devolver. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de devolver.

Where the eye mixes devolverán and devolvieron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.

10 ch
devolverán
11 ch
devolvieron

Why the eye confuses devolverán with devolvieron

A purely visual mix-up. devolverán ([d̪eβ̞olβ̞eˈɾãn]) and devolvieron ([d̪eβ̞olˈβ̞jeɾõn]) 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 75689, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

devolverán is recorded at frequency rank #47,730, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪eβ̞olβ̞eˈɾãn]. devolvieron is at rank #27,959, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eβ̞olˈβ̞jeɾõn].

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 75689, this pair ranks #19,085 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of devolverán vs devolvieron

Shared letters: delnorv. Private to "devolverán": á. Private to "devolvieron": i.

"devolverán" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC  ·  "devolvieron" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • devolvieronddevolvieron · debolbieron · deovlvieron · devlovieron · devoliveron · devollvieron · devolveiron · devolvieorn

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "devolverán" and "devolvieron" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([d̪eβ̞olβ̞eˈɾãn] versus [d̪eβ̞olˈβ̞jeɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "devolverán" vs "devolvieron" - which ranks higher?
"devolvieron" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,959 in our Spanish list, against #47,730 for "devolverán". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "devolverán" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "devolvieron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #19,085 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "devolverán" and "devolvieron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "devolverán 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 #19,085 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list