Which to use
“dependen” and “dependían” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,895
- “dependen” frequency rank
- #37,020
- “dependían” frequency rank
- 43915
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dependen | dependían |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de depender. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de depender. |
Where the eye mixes dependen and dependían
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between dependen and dependían
A purely visual mix-up. dependen ([d̪eˈpẽn̪d̪ẽn]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43915, 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]. 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 43915, this pair ranks #139,959 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dependen vs dependían
Shared letters: denp. Private to "dependen": -. Private to "dependían": aí.
"dependen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "dependían" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- dependen ← ddependen · deepnden · depednen · dependden · dependenn · dependne · depenedn · depennden
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dependen" and "dependían" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "dependen" or "dependían"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "dependen" 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 #139,959 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dependen" 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 #139,959 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.