Which to use
“debéis” and “desees” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,210
- “debéis” frequency rank
- #19,697
- “desees” frequency rank
- 44907
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | debéis | desees |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del presente de indicativo de deber. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de desear. |
Where the eye mixes debéis and desees
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. debéis and desees follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between debéis and desees
A purely visual mix-up. debéis ([d̪eˈβ̞ejs]) and desees ([d̪eˈsees]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44907, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
debéis is recorded at frequency rank #25,210, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈβ̞ejs]. desees is at rank #19,697, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈsees].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 44907, this pair ranks #134,439 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of debéis vs desees
Shared letters: des. Private to "debéis": bié. Private to "desees": -.
"debéis" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "desees" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- desees ← ddesees · decees · deeses · deseess · deses · desese · dessees · dseees
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "debéis" and "desees" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "debéis" vs "desees" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "debéis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "desees" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #134,439 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "debéis" and "desees" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "debéis vs debías". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #134,439 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.