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Which to use

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

#34,046
“defenderá” frequency rank
#8,368
“depender” frequency rank
42414
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature defenderá depender
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de defender o de defenderse. Tener subordinación; estar bajo las órdenes o decisiones de una autoridad o gobierno.

Where the eye mixes defenderá and depender

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. defenderá runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCV) against depender's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
defenderá
8 ch
depender

Look-alike desk: defenderá vs depender

A purely visual mix-up. defenderá ([d̪efẽn̪d̪eˈɾa]) and depender ([d̪epẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]) 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 42414, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

defenderá is recorded at frequency rank #34,046, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪efẽn̪d̪eˈɾa]. depender is at rank #8,368, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪epẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ].

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 42414, this pair ranks #148,335 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of defenderá vs depender

Shared letters: denr. Private to "defenderá": fá. Private to "depender": p.

"defenderá" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV  ·  "depender" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • depender ← ddepender · deepnder · depedner · dependder · dependerr · dependre · depenedr · depennder

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "defenderá" and "depender" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([d̪efẽn̪d̪eˈɾa] versus [d̪epẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "defenderá" vs "depender" - which ranks higher?
"depender" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,368 in our Spanish list, against #34,046 for "defenderá". 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 "defenderá" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "depender" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #148,335 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "defenderá" and "depender" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "defenderá vs dependerán". 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 #148,335 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