dedicamosvsdedicasWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#22,645
“dedicamos” frequency rank
#17,936
“dedicas” frequency rank
40581
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dedicamos dedicas
Definition Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente 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 dedicamos and dedicas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

9 ch
dedicamos
7 ch
dedicas

Look-alike desk: dedicamos vs dedicas

A purely visual mix-up. dedicamos ([d̪eð̞iˈkamos]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40581, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

dedicamos is recorded at frequency rank #22,645, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪eð̞iˈkamos]. 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 40581, this pair ranks #158,315 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of dedicamos vs dedicas

Shared letters: acdeis. Private to "dedicamos": mo. Private to "dedicas": -.

"dedicamos" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC  ·  "dedicas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • dedicamosddedicamos · ddeicamos · dedciamos · deddicamos · dediacmos · dedicammos · dedicamoss · dedicamso
  • dedicasddedicas · ddeicas · dedcias · deddicas · dediacs · dedicass · dediccas · dedicsa

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "dedicamos" and "dedicas" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([d̪eð̞iˈkamos] versus [d̪eˈð̞ikas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "dedicamos" or "dedicas" show up more?
"dedicas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,936 in our Spanish list, against #22,645 for "dedicamos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "dedicamos" 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 #158,315 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "dedicamos" and "dedicas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "decidamos vs dedicamos". 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 #158,315 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