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“despedida” and “despedidos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,169
- “despedida” frequency rank
- #18,510
- “despedidos” frequency rank
- 24679
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | despedida | despedidos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de despedido, participio de despedir. | Forma del plural de despedido, participio de despedir. |
Where the eye mixes despedida and despedidos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. despedida runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against despedidos's 10 (CVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: despedida vs despedidos
A purely visual mix-up. despedida ([d̪espeˈð̞ið̞a]) and despedidos ([d̪espeˈð̞ið̞os]) 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 24679, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
despedida is recorded at frequency rank #6,169, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪espeˈð̞ið̞a]. despedidos is at rank #18,510, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪espeˈð̞ið̞os].
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 24679, this pair ranks #240,006 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of despedida vs despedidos
Shared letters: deips. Private to "despedida": a. Private to "despedidos": o.
"despedida" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "despedidos" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- despedida ← ddespedida · depsedida · desepdida · despdeida · despeddia · despeddida · despediad · despedidda
- despedidos ← ddespedidos · depsedidos · desepdidos · despdeidos · despeddidos · despeddios · despediddos · despedidoss
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "despedida" and "despedidos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "despedida" or "despedidos"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "despedida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "despedidos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #240,006 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "despedida" and "despedidos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "despedidos vs despejados". 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 #240,006 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.