Which to use
“despedida” and “despejada” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,169
- “despedida” frequency rank
- #30,429
- “despejada” frequency rank
- 36598
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | despedida | despejada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de despedido, participio de despedir. | Forma del femenino de despejado, participio de despejar. |
Where the eye mixes despedida and despejada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. despedida and despejada follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses despedida with despejada
A purely visual mix-up. despedida ([d̪espeˈð̞ið̞a]) and despejada ([d̪espeˈxað̞a]) 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 36598, 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]. despejada is at rank #30,429, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪espeˈxað̞a].
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 36598, this pair ranks #179,794 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of despedida vs despejada
Shared letters: adeps. Private to "despedida": i. Private to "despejada": j.
"despedida" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "despejada" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "despedida" for "despejada" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "despedida" or "despejada" show up more?
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 "despejada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #179,794 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "despedida" and "despejada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "despejada 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 #179,794 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.