Which to use
“dependa” and “dependían” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,745
- “dependa” frequency rank
- #37,020
- “dependían” frequency rank
- 60765
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dependa | dependían |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de depender. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de depender. |
Where the eye mixes dependa and dependían
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: dependa vs dependían
A purely visual mix-up. dependa ([d̪eˈpẽn̪d̪a]) and dependían ([d̪epẽn̪ˈd̪iãn]) 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 60765, 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]. dependían is at rank #37,020, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪epẽn̪ˈd̪iãn].
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 60765, this pair ranks #57,818 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dependa vs dependían
Shared letters: adenp. Private to "dependa": -. Private to "dependían": í.
"dependa" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "dependían" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- dependa ← ddependa · deepnda · depedna · depenad · dependda · depennda · depneda · deppenda
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dependa" and "dependían" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "dependa" vs "dependían" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "dependa" and "dependían" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dependa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dependían" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,818 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dependa" and "dependían" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dependerán vs dependían". 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 #57,818 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.