Which to use
“despedí” and “despedido” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,159
- “despedí” frequency rank
- #8,788
- “despedido” frequency rank
- 47947
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | despedí | despedido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de despedir. | Participio de despedir. |
Where the eye mixes despedí and despedido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. despedí runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against despedido's 9 (CVCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: despedí vs despedido
A purely visual mix-up. despedí ([d̪espeˈð̞i]) and despedido ([d̪espeˈð̞ið̞o]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47947, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
despedí is recorded at frequency rank #39,159, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪espeˈð̞i]. despedido is at rank #8,788, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪espeˈð̞ið̞o].
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 47947, this pair ranks #117,187 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of despedí vs despedido
Shared letters: deps. Private to "despedí": í. Private to "despedido": io.
"despedí" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "despedido" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- despedido ← ddespedido · depsedido · desepdido · despdeido · despeddido · despeddio · despediddo · despediod
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "despedí" and "despedido" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "despedí" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "despedido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #117,187 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "despedí" and "despedido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "despedí vs despeja". 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 #117,187 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.