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

#38,646
“devorado” frequency rank
#45,875
“devorando” frequency rank
84521
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature devorado devorando
Definition Participio de devorar. Gerundio de devorar.

Where the eye mixes devorado and devorando

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

8 ch
devorado
9 ch
devorando

Look-alike desk: devorado vs devorando

A purely visual mix-up. devorado ([d̪eβ̞oˈɾað̞o]) and devorando ([d̪eβ̞oˈɾãn̪d̪o]) 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 84521, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

devorado is recorded at frequency rank #38,646, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪eβ̞oˈɾað̞o]. devorando is at rank #45,875, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eβ̞oˈɾãn̪d̪o].

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 84521, this pair ranks #6,985 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of devorado vs devorando

Shared letters: adeorv. Private to "devorado": -. Private to "devorando": n.

"devorado" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV  ·  "devorando" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • devoradoddevorado · deborado · deovrado · devoardo · devoraddo · devoraod · devordao · devorrado
  • devorandoddevorando · deborando · deovrando · devoarndo · devoradno · devoranddo · devoranndo · devoranod

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "devorado" and "devorando" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([d̪eβ̞oˈɾað̞o] versus [d̪eβ̞oˈɾãn̪d̪o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "devorado" vs "devorando" - which ranks higher?
"devorado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #38,646 in our Spanish list, against #45,875 for "devorando". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "devorado" and "devorando" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "devorado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "devorando" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #6,985 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "devorado" and "devorando" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "delirando vs devorando". 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 #6,985 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