despide

[d̪esˈpið̞e]

/[d̪esˈpið̞e]/ verb

The verdict

“despide” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #17,108. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,108
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de despedir.

Corpus desk

Index ES-despide · despide · Spanish

despide · rank #17,108 · 10 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,108
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH despachos

Nearest frequency peer: despachos (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “despide”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “despide” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

despide vs despido
86% similar
despide vs despidos
75% similar
despide vs despidió
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for despide
PropertyValue
Headworddespide
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪esˈpið̞e]
Letters7
Frequency rank#17,108
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “despide”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.despidecae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “despachos” (#17,107), “detengan” (#17,109), “descubra” (#17,106). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “despide” va en #17,108. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around despide (IPA [d̪esˈpið̞e]), averb. Corpus frequency is #17,108 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for despide, with forms such as "ddespide", "depside", and "desipde". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "despido", "despidos", "despidió", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 despide, spelled D-E-S-P-I-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de despedir.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de despedir.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddespide
  • depside
  • desipde
  • despdie
  • despidde
  • despied
  • desppide
  • desspide
  • dsepide
  • edspide

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of despide - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ddespide1depside2desipde2despdie2despidde1despied2desppide1desspide1
Edit distance from "despide"

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 "despide"?
"despide" is spelled D-E-S-P-I-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪esˈpið̞e].
What does "despide" mean?
As a verb, "despide" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de despedir.
What words are commonly confused with "despide"?
"despide" is commonly confused with "despido", "despidos", "despidió". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "despide"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "despide" is [d̪esˈpið̞e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "despide" come from?
"despide" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list