Which to use
“deseados” is a verb and “despejados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,085
- “deseados” frequency rank
- #45,873
- “despejados” frequency rank
- 64958
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | deseados | despejados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de deseado, participio de desear. | Forma del plural de despejado, participio de despejar. |
Where the eye mixes deseados and despejados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: deseados vs despejados
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: deseados is [d̪eseˈað̞os] while despejados is [d̪espeˈxað̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64958, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
deseados is recorded at frequency rank #19,085, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪eseˈað̞os]. despejados is at rank #45,873, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪espeˈxað̞os].
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 64958, this pair ranks #44,050 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of deseados vs despejados
Shared letters: adeos. Private to "deseados": -. Private to "despejados": jp.
"deseados" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "despejados" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- deseados ← ddeseados · deceados · deesados · desaedos · deseaddos · deseadoss · deseadso · deseaods
- despejados ← ddespejados · depsejados · desepjados · despeajdos · despejaddos · despejadoss · despejadso · despejaods
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "deseados" and "despejados" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "deseados" or "despejados" show up more?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "deseados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "despejados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #44,050 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "deseados" and "despejados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "despejados vs despojados". 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 #44,050 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.