Which to use
“devueltas” is a participle and “devuelvan” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,496
- “devueltas” frequency rank
- #16,818
- “devuelvan” frequency rank
- 63314
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | devueltas | devuelvan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de devuelto, participio irregular de devolver o de devolverse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de devolver. |
Where the eye mixes devueltas and devuelvan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses devueltas with devuelvan
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: devueltas is [d̪eˈβ̞wel̪t̪as] while devuelvan is [d̪eˈβ̞welβ̞ãn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63314, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
devueltas is recorded at frequency rank #46,496, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪eˈβ̞wel̪t̪as]. devuelvan is at rank #16,818, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈβ̞welβ̞ãn].
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 63314, this pair ranks #49,138 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of devueltas vs devuelvan
Shared letters: adeluv. Private to "devueltas": st. Private to "devuelvan": n.
"devueltas" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC · "devuelvan" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "devueltas" and "devuelvan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "devueltas" or "devuelvan"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "devueltas" and "devuelvan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "devueltas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "devuelvan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #49,138 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "devueltas" and "devuelvan" 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 #49,138 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.