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Which to use

“desalojo” and “despojo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#15,830
“desalojo” frequency rank
#30,864
“despojo” frequency rank
46694
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature desalojo despojo
Definition Acción o efecto de desalojar. Acción o efecto de despojar.

Where the eye mixes desalojo and despojo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. desalojo runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against despojo's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
desalojo
7 ch
despojo

Look-alike desk: desalojo vs despojo

A purely visual mix-up. desalojo ([d̪esaˈloxo]) and despojo ([d̪esˈpoxo]) 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 46694, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

desalojo is recorded at frequency rank #15,830, classified as anoun, pronounced [d̪esaˈloxo]. despojo is at rank #30,864, tagged as anoun, pronounced [d̪esˈpoxo].

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 46694, this pair ranks #124,300 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of desalojo vs despojo

Shared letters: dejos. Private to "desalojo": al. Private to "despojo": p.

"desalojo" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV  ·  "despojo" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • desalojo ← ddesalojo · deaslojo · desaljoo · desallojo · desalojjo · desalooj · desaoljo · deslaojo
  • despojo ← ddespojo · depsojo · desopjo · despjoo · despojjo · despooj · desppojo · desspojo

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "desalojo" and "despojo" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([d̪esaˈloxo] versus [d̪esˈpoxo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "desalojo" or "despojo"?
"desalojo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,830 in our Spanish list, against #30,864 for "despojo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "desalojo" and "despojo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "desalojo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "despojo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #124,300 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "desalojo" and "despojo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "despojar vs despojo". 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 #124,300 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list