Which to use
“depara” and “desata” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,151
- “depara” frequency rank
- #22,654
- “desata” frequency rank
- 51805
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | depara | desata |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de deparar. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de desatar o de desatarse. |
Where the eye mixes depara and desata
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. depara and desata follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between depara and desata
A purely visual mix-up. depara ([d̪eˈpaɾa]) and desata ([d̪eˈsat̪a]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51805, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
depara is recorded at frequency rank #29,151, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈpaɾa]. desata is at rank #22,654, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈsat̪a].
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 51805, this pair ranks #95,937 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of depara vs desata
Shared letters: ade. Private to "depara": pr. Private to "desata": st.
"depara" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "desata" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "depara" for "desata" ever safe?
Frequency check: "depara" vs "desata" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "depara" and "desata" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "depara" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "desata" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #95,937 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "depara" and "desata" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "depara vs depre". 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 #95,937 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.