Which to use
“devoto” is an adjective and “devotos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,944
- “devoto” frequency rank
- #19,700
- “devotos” frequency rank
- 37644
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | devoto | devotos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dedicado con fervor a obras de piedad y religión. | Forma del plural de devoto. |
Where the eye mixes devoto and devotos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses devoto with devotos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: devoto is [d̪eˈβ̞ot̪o] while devotos is [d̪eˈβ̞ot̪os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “devoto” sits inside “devotos”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37644, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
devoto is recorded at frequency rank #17,944, classified as anadj, pronounced [d̪eˈβ̞ot̪o]. devotos is at rank #19,700, tagged as anoun, pronounced [d̪eˈβ̞ot̪os].
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 37644, this pair ranks #174,219 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of devoto vs devotos
Shared letters: deotv. Private to "devoto": -. Private to "devotos": s.
"devoto" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "devotos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "devoto" and "devotos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "devoto" vs "devotos" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "devoto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "devotos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #174,219 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "devoto" and "devotos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Deusto vs devoto". 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 #174,219 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.