# dear vs desear

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### dear
*adjective · IPA /dɪə/ · frequency rank #39,148*
Querido.

### desear
*verb · IPA [d̪eseˈaɾ] · frequency rank #7,138*
Querer una cosa con mucho anhelo.

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