# despised vs despite

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### despised
*verb · frequency rank #21,773*
simple past and past participle of despise

### despite
*preposition · IPA /dɪˈspaɪt/ · frequency rank #1,075*
In spite of, not with standing.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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