Which to use
“dependía” and “dependían” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,784
- “dependía” frequency rank
- #37,020
- “dependían” frequency rank
- 55804
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dependía | dependían |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto 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 dependía and dependían
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. dependía runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVV) against dependían's 9 (CVCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between dependía and dependían
A purely visual mix-up. dependía ([d̪epẽn̪ˈd̪ia]) 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 extra letter(s) - “dependía” sits inside “dependían”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55804, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dependía is recorded at frequency rank #18,784, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪epẽn̪ˈd̪ia]. 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 55804, this pair ranks #77,276 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dependía vs dependían
Shared letters: adenpí. Private to "dependía": -. Private to "dependían": -.
"dependía" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV · "dependían" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dependía" and "dependían" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "dependía" or "dependían"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "dependía" and "dependían" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dependía" 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 #77,276 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dependía" and "dependían" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dependerán vs dependían". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #77,276 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.