Which to use
“dedicar” and “dedicarse” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,365
- “dedicar” frequency rank
- #10,122
- “dedicarse” frequency rank
- 18487
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dedicar | dedicarse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Consagrar o destinar una persona o cosa para un fin determinado. | Ocupar la propia atención y/o tiempo a algo en particular, generalmente como actividad, oficio u ocupación principal. |
Where the eye mixes dedicar and dedicarse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. dedicar runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against dedicarse's 9 (CVCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between dedicar and dedicarse
A purely visual mix-up. dedicar ([d̪eð̞iˈkaɾ]) and dedicarse ([d̪eð̞iˈkaɾse]) 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 extra letter(s) - “dedicar” sits inside “dedicarse”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18487, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dedicar is recorded at frequency rank #8,365, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪eð̞iˈkaɾ]. dedicarse is at rank #10,122, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eð̞iˈkaɾse].
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 18487, this pair ranks #267,732 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dedicar vs dedicarse
Shared letters: acdeir. Private to "dedicar": -. Private to "dedicarse": s.
"dedicar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "dedicarse" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dedicar" for "dedicarse" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "dedicar" or "dedicarse" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dedicar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dedicarse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #267,732 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dedicar" and "dedicarse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dedicaría vs dedicarse". 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 #267,732 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.