Which to use
“depa” and “duela” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,846
- “depa” frequency rank
- #17,414
- “duela” frequency rank
- 59260
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | depa | duela |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Departamento | Cada una de las tablas generalmente encorvadas, de que se componen las pipas, cubas, barriles, toneles, etc. |
Where the eye mixes depa and duela
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. depa runs 4 letters (CVCV) against duela's 5 (CVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: depa vs duela
A purely visual mix-up. depa ([ˈd̪epa]) and duela ([ˈd̪wela]) 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 59260, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
depa is recorded at frequency rank #41,846, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈd̪epa]. duela is at rank #17,414, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈd̪wela].
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 59260, this pair ranks #63,295 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of depa vs duela
Shared letters: ade. Private to "depa": p. Private to "duela": lu.
"depa" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "duela" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "depa" and "duela" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "depa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "duela" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #63,295 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "depa" and "duela" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "depa vs Deva". 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 #63,295 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.