dedicabavsdedicasConfusable pair

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“dedicaba” and “dedicas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#17,100
“dedicaba” frequency rank
#17,936
“dedicas” frequency rank
35036
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dedicaba dedicas
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de dedicar o de dedicarse. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de dedicar o de dedicarse.

Where the eye mixes dedicaba and dedicas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
dedicaba
7 ch
dedicas

Look-alike desk: dedicaba vs dedicas

A purely visual mix-up. dedicaba ([d̪eð̞iˈkaβ̞a]) and dedicas ([d̪eˈð̞ikas]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35036, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

dedicaba is recorded at frequency rank #17,100, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪eð̞iˈkaβ̞a]. dedicas is at rank #17,936, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈð̞ikas].

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 35036, this pair ranks #188,205 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of dedicaba vs dedicas

Shared letters: acdei. Private to "dedicaba": b. Private to "dedicas": s.

"dedicaba" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV  ·  "dedicas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • dedicabaddedicaba · ddeicaba · dedciaba · deddicaba · dediacba · dedicaab · dedicabba · dedicava
  • dedicasddedicas · ddeicas · dedcias · deddicas · dediacs · dedicass · dediccas · dedicsa

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "dedicaba" and "dedicas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([d̪eð̞iˈkaβ̞a] versus [d̪eˈð̞ikas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "dedicaba" or "dedicas"?
"dedicaba" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,100 in our Spanish list, against #17,936 for "dedicas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "dedicaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "dedicas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #188,205 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "dedicaba" and "dedicas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dedicaba vs dedicaría". 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 #188,205 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list