Which to use
“desear” and “desees” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,138
- “desear” frequency rank
- #19,697
- “desees” frequency rank
- 26835
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | desear | desees |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Querer una cosa con mucho anhelo. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de desear. |
Where the eye mixes desear and desees
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. desear and desees follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: desear vs desees
A purely visual mix-up. desear ([d̪eseˈaɾ]) and desees ([d̪eˈsees]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26835, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
desear is recorded at frequency rank #7,138, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪eseˈaɾ]. desees is at rank #19,697, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈsees].
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 26835, this pair ranks #229,701 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of desear vs desees
Shared letters: des. Private to "desear": ar. Private to "desees": -.
"desear" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "desees" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "desear" vs "desees" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "desear" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "desees" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #229,701 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "desear" and "desees" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "desees vs deseosa". 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 #229,701 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.