Which to use
“dependa” and “detenía” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,745
- “dependa” frequency rank
- #42,955
- “detenía” frequency rank
- 66700
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dependa | detenía |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de depender. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de detener o de detenerse. |
Where the eye mixes dependa and detenía
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. dependa (CVCVCCV) and detenía (CVCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses dependa with detenía
A purely visual mix-up. dependa ([d̪eˈpẽn̪d̪a]) and detenía ([d̪et̪eˈnia]) 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 66700, 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]. detenía is at rank #42,955, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪et̪eˈnia].
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 66700, this pair ranks #39,137 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dependa vs detenía
Shared letters: aden. Private to "dependa": p. Private to "detenía": tí.
"dependa" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "detenía" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- dependa ← ddependa · deepnda · depedna · depenad · dependda · depennda · depneda · deppenda
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dependa" and "detenía" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "dependa" or "detenía" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dependa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "detenía" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #39,137 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dependa" and "detenía" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "detengas vs detenía". 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 #39,137 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.