Which to use
“devora” and “devorado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,530
- “devora” frequency rank
- #38,646
- “devorado” frequency rank
- 75176
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | devora | devorado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de devorar o de devorarse. | Participio de devorar. |
Where the eye mixes devora and devorado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses devora with devorado
A purely visual mix-up. devora ([d̪eˈβ̞oɾa]) and devorado ([d̪eβ̞oˈɾað̞o]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “devora” sits inside “devorado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75176, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
devora is recorded at frequency rank #36,530, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈβ̞oɾa]. devorado is at rank #38,646, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eβ̞oˈɾað̞o].
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 75176, this pair ranks #20,066 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of devora vs devorado
Shared letters: adeorv. Private to "devora": -. Private to "devorado": -.
"devora" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "devorado" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "devora" and "devorado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "devora" or "devorado"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "devora" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "devorado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #20,066 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "devora" and "devorado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Deva vs devora". 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 #20,066 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.