Which to use
“desmiente” and “despierte” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,156
- “desmiente” frequency rank
- #13,020
- “despierte” frequency rank
- 42176
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | desmiente | despierte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de desmentir. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de despertar o de despertarse. |
Where the eye mixes desmiente and despierte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. desmiente and despierte follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: desmiente vs despierte
A purely visual mix-up. desmiente ([d̪esˈmjẽn̪t̪e]) and despierte ([d̪esˈpjeɾt̪e]) 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 42176, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
desmiente is recorded at frequency rank #29,156, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪esˈmjẽn̪t̪e]. despierte is at rank #13,020, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪esˈpjeɾt̪e].
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 42176, this pair ranks #149,698 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of desmiente vs despierte
Shared letters: deist. Private to "desmiente": mn. Private to "despierte": pr.
"desmiente" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCCV · "despierte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "desmiente" for "despierte" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "desmiente" and "despierte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "desmiente" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "despierte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #149,698 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "desmiente" and "despierte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "despierte vs despiste". 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 #149,698 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.