devueltavsdevueltosConfusable pair

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

#18,796
“devuelta” frequency rank
#27,192
“devueltos” frequency rank
45988
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature devuelta devueltos
Definition Forma del femenino de devuelto, participio irregular de devolver o de devolverse. Forma del plural de devuelto, participio irregular de devolver o de devolverse.

Where the eye mixes devuelta and devueltos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

8 ch
devuelta
9 ch
devueltos

Visual trap between devuelta and devueltos

A purely visual mix-up. devuelta ([d̪eˈβ̞wel̪t̪a]) and devueltos ([d̪eˈβ̞wel̪t̪os]) 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 45988, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

devuelta is recorded at frequency rank #18,796, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪eˈβ̞wel̪t̪a]. devueltos is at rank #27,192, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪eˈβ̞wel̪t̪os].

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 45988, this pair ranks #128,330 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of devuelta vs devueltos

Shared letters: deltuv. Private to "devuelta": a. Private to "devueltos": os.

"devuelta" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV  ·  "devueltos" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • devueltaddevuelta · debuelta · deuvelta · deveulta · devuelat · devuellta · devueltta · devuetla
  • devueltosddevueltos · debueltos · deuveltos · deveultos · devuelltos · devuelots · devueltoss · devueltso

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "devuelta" and "devueltos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([d̪eˈβ̞wel̪t̪a] versus [d̪eˈβ̞wel̪t̪os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "devuelta" or "devueltos"?
"devuelta" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,796 in our Spanish list, against #27,192 for "devueltos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "devuelta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "devueltos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #128,330 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "devuelta" and "devueltos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "devueltas vs devueltos". 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 #128,330 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