Which to use
“devolvió” and “disolvió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,820
- “devolvió” frequency rank
- #26,813
- “disolvió” frequency rank
- 41633
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | devolvió | disolvió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de devolver. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de disolver. |
Where the eye mixes devolvió and disolvió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. devolvió and disolvió follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: devolvió vs disolvió
A purely visual mix-up. devolvió ([d̪eβ̞olˈβ̞jo]) and disolvió ([d̪isolˈβ̞jo]) 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 41633, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
devolvió is recorded at frequency rank #14,820, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪eβ̞olˈβ̞jo]. disolvió is at rank #26,813, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪isolˈβ̞jo].
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 41633, this pair ranks #152,590 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of devolvió vs disolvió
Shared letters: dilovó. Private to "devolvió": e. Private to "disolvió": s.
"devolvió" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV · "disolvió" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "devolvió" and "disolvió" be used interchangeably?
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "devolvió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "disolvió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #152,590 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "devolvió" and "disolvió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "disolver vs disolvió". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #152,590 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.