Which to use
“dependía” and “dependiera” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,784
- “dependía” frequency rank
- #40,233
- “dependiera” frequency rank
- 59017
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dependía | dependiera |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de depender. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de depender. |
Where the eye mixes dependía and dependiera
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. dependía runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVV) against dependiera's 10 (CVCVCCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between dependía and dependiera
A purely visual mix-up. dependía ([d̪epẽn̪ˈd̪ia]) and dependiera ([d̪epẽn̪ˈd̪jeɾa]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59017, 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]. dependiera is at rank #40,233, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪epẽn̪ˈd̪jeɾa].
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 59017, this pair ranks #64,231 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dependía vs dependiera
Shared letters: adenp. Private to "dependía": í. Private to "dependiera": ir.
"dependía" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV · "dependiera" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- dependiera ← ddependiera · deepndiera · depedniera · dependdiera · dependeira · dependiear · dependierra · dependirea
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dependía" and "dependiera" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "dependía" vs "dependiera" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "dependía" and "dependiera" 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 "dependiera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #64,231 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dependía" and "dependiera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dependerán vs dependiera". 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 #64,231 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.