Which to use
“deshechos” is a participle and “despecho” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,063
- “deshechos” frequency rank
- #31,743
- “despecho” frequency rank
- 78806
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | deshechos | despecho |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de deshecho, participio de deshacer. | Resentimiento o animadversión que surge tras una decepción en asuntos sentimentales o por heridas al orgullo propio. |
Where the eye mixes deshechos and despecho
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. deshechos runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against despecho's 8 (CVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: deshechos vs despecho
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: deshechos is [d̪esˈet͡ʃos] while despecho is [d̪esˈpet͡ʃo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78806, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
deshechos is recorded at frequency rank #47,063, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪esˈet͡ʃos]. despecho is at rank #31,743, tagged as anoun, pronounced [d̪esˈpet͡ʃo].
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 78806, this pair ranks #13,912 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of deshechos vs despecho
Shared letters: cdehos. Private to "deshechos": -. Private to "despecho": p.
"deshechos" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "despecho" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "deshechos" for "despecho" ever safe?
Frequency check: "deshechos" vs "despecho" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "deshechos" and "despecho" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "deshechos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "despecho" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,912 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "deshechos" and "despecho" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "deshecho vs deshechos". 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 #13,912 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.