Which to use
“deseaba” and “deseadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,940
- “deseaba” frequency rank
- #32,610
- “deseadas” frequency rank
- 41550
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | deseaba | deseadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de desear. | Forma del femenino plural de deseado, participio de desear. |
Where the eye mixes deseaba and deseadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. deseaba runs 7 letters (CVCVVCV) against deseadas's 8 (CVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between deseaba and deseadas
A purely visual mix-up. deseaba ([d̪eseˈaβ̞a]) and deseadas ([d̪eseˈað̞as]) 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 41550, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
deseaba is recorded at frequency rank #8,940, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪eseˈaβ̞a]. deseadas is at rank #32,610, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eseˈað̞as].
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 41550, this pair ranks #153,055 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of deseaba vs deseadas
Shared letters: ades. Private to "deseaba": b. Private to "deseadas": -.
"deseaba" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "deseadas" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "deseaba" vs "deseadas" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "deseaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "deseadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #153,055 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "deseaba" and "deseadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "delegadas vs deseadas". 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 #153,055 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.