Which to use
“dependan” and “dependía” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,054
- “dependan” frequency rank
- #18,784
- “dependía” frequency rank
- 65838
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dependan | dependía |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de depender. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de depender. |
Where the eye mixes dependan and dependía
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: dependan vs dependía
A purely visual mix-up. dependan ([d̪eˈpẽn̪d̪ãn]) and dependía ([d̪epẽn̪ˈd̪ia]) 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 65838, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dependan is recorded at frequency rank #47,054, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈpẽn̪d̪ãn]. dependía is at rank #18,784, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪epẽn̪ˈd̪ia].
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 65838, this pair ranks #41,494 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dependan vs dependía
Shared letters: adenp. Private to "dependan": -. Private to "dependía": í.
"dependan" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "dependía" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- dependan ← ddependan · deepndan · depednan · depenadn · dependann · dependdan · dependna · depenndan
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dependan" and "dependía" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "dependan" or "dependía" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "dependan" and "dependía" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dependan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dependía" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #41,494 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dependan" and "dependía" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dependan vs dependerán". 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 #41,494 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.