despierte

[d̪esˈpjeɾt̪e]

/[d̪esˈpjeɾt̪e]/ verb

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The verdict

“despierte” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #13,020. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,020
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de despertar o de despertarse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-despierte · despierte · Spanish

despierte · rank #13,020 · 13 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,020
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH despidos

Nearest frequency peer: despidos (-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 “despierte”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “despierte” 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).

despierte vs despiste
78% similar
despierte vs despierto
89% similar
despierte vs despierten
90% similar

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

Key facts for despierte
PropertyValue
Headworddespierte
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪esˈpjeɾt̪e]
Letters9
Frequency rank#13,020
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “despierte”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).despiertecae 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 “despidos” (#13,019), “discreción” (#13,021), “discípulo” (#13,022). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “despierte” va en #13,020. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around despierte (IPA [d̪esˈpjeɾt̪e]), averb. Corpus frequency is #13,020 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for despierte, with forms such as "ddespierte", "depsierte", and "desiperte". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "despiste", "despierto", "despierten", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is despierte, spelled D-E-S-P-I-E-R-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de despertar o de despertarse.
  2. 2
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de despertar o de despertarse.
  3. 3
    Segunda persona del singular (usted) del imperativo de despertar o del imperativo negativo de despertarse.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddespierte
  • depsierte
  • desiperte
  • despeirte
  • despieret
  • despierrte
  • despiertte
  • despietre
  • despirete
  • desppierte
  • desspierte
  • dsepierte
  • edspierte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of despierte - 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.

ddespierte1depsierte2desiperte2despeirte2despieret2despierrte1despiertte1despietre2
Edit distance from "despierte"

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 "despierte"?
"despierte" is spelled D-E-S-P-I-E-R-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪esˈpjeɾt̪e].
What does "despierte" mean?
As a verb, "despierte" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de despertar o de despertarse.
What words are commonly confused with "despierte"?
"despierte" is commonly confused with "despiste", "despierto", "despierten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "despierte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "despierte" is [d̪esˈpjeɾt̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "despierte" come from?
"despierte" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

discípulo#13,022elefantes#13,028conocerse#13,001frustrado#13,049

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

eliminando13 variantscontable13 variantsEstambul13 variantscaramelos13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list