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

#23,745
“dependa” frequency rank
#13,666
“dependerá” frequency rank
37411
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dependa dependerá
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de depender. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de depender.

Where the eye mixes dependa and dependerá

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

7 ch
dependa
9 ch
dependerá

Look-alike desk: dependa vs dependerá

A purely visual mix-up. dependa ([d̪eˈpẽn̪d̪a]) and dependerá ([d̪epẽn̪d̪eˈɾa]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37411, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

dependa is recorded at frequency rank #23,745, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈpẽn̪d̪a]. dependerá is at rank #13,666, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪epẽn̪d̪eˈɾa].

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 37411, this pair ranks #175,443 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of dependa vs dependerá

Shared letters: denp. Private to "dependa": a. Private to "dependerá": .

"dependa" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV  ·  "dependerá" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • dependaddependa · deepnda · depedna · depenad · dependda · depennda · depneda · deppenda

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "dependa" and "dependerá" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([d̪eˈpẽn̪d̪a] versus [d̪epẽn̪d̪eˈɾa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "dependa" or "dependerá"?
"dependerá" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,666 in our Spanish list, against #23,745 for "dependa". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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  • Full dictionary entry for "dependa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "dependerá" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #175,443 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "dependa" and "dependerá" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dependa vs dependan". 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 #175,443 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