Which to use
“defendió” and “dependía” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,507
- “defendió” frequency rank
- #18,784
- “dependía” frequency rank
- 27291
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | defendió | dependía |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de defender o de defenderse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de depender. |
Where the eye mixes defendió and dependía
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. defendió and dependía follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses defendió with dependía
A purely visual mix-up. defendió ([d̪efẽn̪ˈd̪jo]) and dependía ([d̪epẽn̪ˈd̪ia]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27291, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
defendió is recorded at frequency rank #8,507, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪efẽn̪ˈd̪jo]. dependía is at rank #18,784, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪epẽn̪ˈd̪ia].
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 27291, this pair ranks #227,540 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of defendió vs dependía
Shared letters: den. Private to "defendió": fió. Private to "dependía": apí.
"defendió" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV · "dependía" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "defendió" and "dependía" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "defendió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dependía" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #227,540 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "defendió" and "dependía" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dependan vs dependía". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #227,540 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.