Which to use
“desalojos” and “despojos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,938
- “desalojos” frequency rank
- #46,491
- “despojos” frequency rank
- 95429
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | desalojos | despojos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de desalojo. | Forma del plural de despojo. |
Where the eye mixes desalojos and despojos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. desalojos runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCVC) against despojos's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses desalojos with despojos
A purely visual mix-up. desalojos ([d̪esaˈloxos]) and despojos ([d̪esˈpoxos]) 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 95429, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
desalojos is recorded at frequency rank #48,938, classified as anoun, pronounced [d̪esaˈloxos]. despojos is at rank #46,491, tagged as anoun, pronounced [d̪esˈpoxos].
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 95429, this pair ranks #545 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of desalojos vs despojos
Shared letters: dejos. Private to "desalojos": al. Private to "despojos": p.
"desalojos" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "despojos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "desalojos" and "despojos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "desalojos" or "despojos" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "desalojos" and "despojos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "desalojos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "despojos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #545 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "desalojos" and "despojos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "despojar vs despojos". 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 #545 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.