despedían

[d̪espeˈð̞iãn]

/[d̪espeˈð̞iãn]/ verb

The verdict

“despedían” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #87,726 among 4,885 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,726
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de despedir o de despedirse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-despedian · despedían · Spanish

despedían · rank #87,726 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,726
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH desobedientes

Nearest frequency peer: desobedientes (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “despedían”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “despedían” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for despedían
PropertyValue
Headworddespedían
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪espeˈð̞iãn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#87,726
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “despedían” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.despedíancae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “desobedientes” (#87,725), “despojan” (#87,727), “desmintieron” (#87,724). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “despedían” va en #87,726. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

despedían is uncommon Spanish at frequency #87,726 among 4,885 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [d̪espeˈð̞iãn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de despedir o de despedirse.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for despedían, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is despedían, spelled D-E-S-P-E-D-Í-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de despedir o de despedirse.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "despedían"?
"despedían" is spelled D-E-S-P-E-D-Í-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪espeˈð̞iãn].
What does "despedían" mean?
As a verb, "despedían" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de despedir o de despedirse.
How do you pronounce "despedían"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "despedían" is [d̪espeˈð̞iãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "despedían", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list