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“despedí” and “despeja” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,159
- “despedí” frequency rank
- #40,763
- “despeja” frequency rank
- 79922
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | despedí | despeja |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de despedir. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de despejar. |
Where the eye mixes despedí and despeja
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: despedí vs despeja
A purely visual mix-up. despedí ([d̪espeˈð̞i]) and despeja ([d̪esˈpexa]) 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 79922, 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]. despeja is at rank #40,763, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪esˈpexa].
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 79922, this pair ranks #12,345 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of despedí vs despeja
Shared letters: deps. Private to "despedí": í. Private to "despeja": aj.
"despedí" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "despeja" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- despeja ← ddespeja · depseja · desepja · despeaj · despejja · despjea · desppeja · desspeja
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "despedí" for "despeja" ever safe?
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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 "despedí" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "despeja" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #12,345 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "despedí" and "despeja" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "despeja vs despojar". 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 #12,345 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.