Which to use
“defendemos” and “dependemos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,950
- “defendemos” frequency rank
- #30,859
- “dependemos” frequency rank
- 51809
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | defendemos | dependemos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de defender o de defenderse. | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de depender. |
Where the eye mixes defendemos and dependemos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. defendemos and dependemos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses defendemos with dependemos
A purely visual mix-up. defendemos ([d̪efẽn̪ˈd̪emos]) and dependemos ([d̪epẽn̪ˈd̪emos]) 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 a single letter - f in “defendemos” becomes p in “dependemos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51809, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
defendemos is recorded at frequency rank #20,950, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪efẽn̪ˈd̪emos]. dependemos is at rank #30,859, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪epẽn̪ˈd̪emos].
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 51809, this pair ranks #95,922 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of defendemos vs dependemos
Shared letters: demnos. Private to "defendemos": f. Private to "dependemos": p.
"defendemos" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC · "dependemos" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- defendemos ← ddefendemos · deefndemos · defednemos · defenddemos · defendemmos · defendemoss · defendemso · defendeoms
- dependemos ← ddependemos · deepndemos · depednemos · dependdemos · dependemmos · dependemoss · dependemso · dependeoms
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "defendemos" and "dependemos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "defendemos" vs "dependemos" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "defendemos" and "dependemos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "defendemos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dependemos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #95,922 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "defendemos" and "dependemos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "defendamos vs dependemos". 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 #95,922 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.