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“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.

7 ch
dependa
9 ch
dependían

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

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "dependa" and "dependían" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([d̪eˈpẽn̪d̪a] versus [d̪epẽn̪ˈd̪iãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "dependa" vs "dependían" - which ranks higher?
"dependa" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,745 in our Spanish list, against #37,020 for "dependían". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list