Which to use
“desmedida” and “despedida” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,862
- “desmedida” frequency rank
- #6,169
- “despedida” frequency rank
- 37031
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | desmedida | despedida |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de desmedido, participio de desmedirse. | Forma del femenino de despedido, participio de despedir. |
Where the eye mixes desmedida and despedida
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. desmedida and despedida follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses desmedida with despedida
A purely visual mix-up. desmedida ([d̪esmeˈð̞ið̞a]) and despedida ([d̪espeˈð̞ið̞a]) 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 a single letter - m in “desmedida” becomes p in “despedida”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37031, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
desmedida is recorded at frequency rank #30,862, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪esmeˈð̞ið̞a]. despedida is at rank #6,169, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪espeˈð̞ið̞a].
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 37031, this pair ranks #177,502 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of desmedida vs despedida
Shared letters: adeis. Private to "desmedida": m. Private to "despedida": p.
"desmedida" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "despedida" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "desmedida" and "despedida" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "desmedida" vs "despedida" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "desmedida" and "despedida" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "desmedida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "despedida" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #177,502 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "desmedida" and "despedida" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "desmedida vs desmedido". 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 #177,502 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.