Which to use
“devuelto” is a verb and “devueltos” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,576
- “devuelto” frequency rank
- #27,192
- “devueltos” frequency rank
- 41768
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | devuelto | devueltos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio irregular de devolver o de devolverse. | Forma del plural de devuelto, participio irregular de devolver o de devolverse. |
Where the eye mixes devuelto and devueltos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between devuelto and devueltos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: devuelto is [d̪eˈβ̞wel̪t̪o] while devueltos is [d̪eˈβ̞wel̪t̪os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “devuelto” sits inside “devueltos”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41768, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
devuelto is recorded at frequency rank #14,576, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈβ̞wel̪t̪o]. 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 41768, this pair ranks #151,905 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of devuelto vs devueltos
Shared letters: delotuv. Private to "devuelto": -. Private to "devueltos": s.
"devuelto" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV · "devueltos" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "devuelto" and "devueltos" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "devuelto" vs "devueltos" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "devuelto" and "devueltos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "devuelto" 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 #151,905 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "devuelto" 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 #151,905 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.