Which to use
“despedidos” is a participle and “despidos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,510
- “despedidos” frequency rank
- #13,019
- “despidos” frequency rank
- 31529
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | despedidos | despidos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de despedido, participio de despedir. | Forma del plural de despido. |
Where the eye mixes despedidos and despidos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. despedidos runs 10 letters (CVCCVCVCVC) against despidos's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: despedidos vs despidos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: despedidos is [d̪espeˈð̞ið̞os] while despidos is [d̪esˈpið̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31529, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
despedidos is recorded at frequency rank #18,510, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪espeˈð̞ið̞os]. despidos is at rank #13,019, tagged as anoun, pronounced [d̪esˈpið̞os].
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 31529, this pair ranks #206,635 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of despedidos vs despidos
Shared letters: deiops. Private to "despedidos": -. Private to "despidos": -.
"despedidos" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC · "despidos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- despedidos ← ddespedidos · depsedidos · desepdidos · despdeidos · despeddidos · despeddios · despediddos · despedidoss
- despidos ← ddespidos · depsidos · desipdos · despdios · despiddos · despidoss · despidso · despiods
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "despedidos" for "despidos" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "despedidos" or "despidos" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "despedidos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "despidos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #206,635 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "despedidos" and "despidos" 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 #206,635 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.