Which to use
“desmedida” and “despedidas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,862
- “desmedida” frequency rank
- #21,635
- “despedidas” frequency rank
- 52497
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | desmedida | despedidas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de desmedido, participio de desmedirse. | Forma del femenino plural de despedido, participio de despedir. |
Where the eye mixes desmedida and despedidas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses desmedida with despedidas
A purely visual mix-up. desmedida ([d̪esmeˈð̞ið̞a]) and despedidas ([d̪espeˈð̞ið̞as]) 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 52497, 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]. despedidas is at rank #21,635, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪espeˈð̞ið̞as].
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 52497, this pair ranks #92,404 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of desmedida vs despedidas
Shared letters: adeis. Private to "desmedida": m. Private to "despedidas": p.
"desmedida" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "despedidas" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- desmedida ← ddesmedida · demsedida · desemdida · desmdeida · desmeddia · desmeddida · desmediad · desmedidda
- despedidas ← ddespedidas · depsedidas · desepdidas · despdeidas · despeddias · despeddidas · despediads · despedidass
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "desmedida" and "despedidas" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "desmedida" vs "despedidas" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "desmedida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "despedidas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #92,404 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "desmedida" and "despedidas" 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 #92,404 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.