Which to use
“devuelve” and “devuelven” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,127
- “devuelve” frequency rank
- #20,335
- “devuelven” frequency rank
- 30462
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | devuelve | devuelven |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de devolver. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de devolver. |
Where the eye mixes devuelve and devuelven
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between devuelve and devuelven
A purely visual mix-up. devuelve ([d̪eˈβ̞welβ̞e]) and devuelven ([d̪eˈβ̞welβ̞ẽn]) 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 extra letter(s) - “devuelve” sits inside “devuelven”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30462, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
devuelve is recorded at frequency rank #10,127, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈβ̞welβ̞e]. devuelven is at rank #20,335, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈβ̞welβ̞ẽn].
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 30462, this pair ranks #211,856 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of devuelve vs devuelven
Shared letters: deluv. Private to "devuelve": -. Private to "devuelven": n.
"devuelve" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV · "devuelven" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "devuelve" and "devuelven" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "devuelve" vs "devuelven" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "devuelve" and "devuelven" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "devuelve" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "devuelven" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #211,856 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "devuelve" and "devuelven" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "devuelven vs devuelvo". 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 #211,856 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.