Which to use
“dependen” and “dependía” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,895
- “dependen” frequency rank
- #18,784
- “dependía” frequency rank
- 25679
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dependen | dependía |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de depender. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de depender. |
Where the eye mixes dependen and dependía
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: dependen vs dependía
A purely visual mix-up. dependen ([d̪eˈpẽn̪d̪ẽn]) 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 25679, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dependen is recorded at frequency rank #6,895, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈpẽn̪d̪ẽn]. 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 25679, this pair ranks #235,318 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dependen vs dependía
Shared letters: denp. Private to "dependen": -. Private to "dependía": aí.
"dependen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "dependía" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- dependen ← ddependen · deepnden · depednen · dependden · dependenn · dependne · depenedn · depennden
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dependen" and "dependía" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "dependen" or "dependía"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "dependen" and "dependía" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dependen" 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 #235,318 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dependen" and "dependía" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dependan vs dependía". 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 #235,318 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.