Which to use
“depende” is a phrase and “duende” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,633
- “depende” frequency rank
- #17,671
- “duende” frequency rank
- 19304
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | depende | duende |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Expresión para indicar que algo es contingente o se acepta solo bajo determinadas condiciones.. | Pequeña criatura mitológica de pequeño tamaño. |
Where the eye mixes depende and duende
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between depende and duende
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: depende is [d̪eˈpẽn̪d̪e] while duende is [ˈd̪wẽn̪d̪e]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (phrase vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19304, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
depende is recorded at frequency rank #1,633, classified as aphrase, pronounced [d̪eˈpẽn̪d̪e]. duende is at rank #17,671, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈd̪wẽn̪d̪e].
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 19304, this pair ranks #264,329 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of depende vs duende
Shared letters: den. Private to "depende": p. Private to "duende": u.
"depende" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "duende" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "depende" for "duende" ever safe?
Frequency check: "depende" vs "duende" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "depende" and "duende" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "depende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "duende" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #264,329 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "depende" and "duende" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dense vs duende". 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 #264,329 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.