Which to use
“despegue” and “despeje” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,345
- “despegue” frequency rank
- #40,248
- “despeje” frequency rank
- 55593
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | despegue | despeje |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de despegar. | Acción o efecto de despejar o despejarse (desocupar, abrir espacio). |
Where the eye mixes despegue and despeje
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. despegue runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVV) against despeje's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: despegue vs despeje
A purely visual mix-up. despegue ([d̪esˈpeɣ̞e]) and despeje ([d̪esˈpexe]) 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 55593, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
despegue is recorded at frequency rank #15,345, classified as anoun, pronounced [d̪esˈpeɣ̞e]. despeje is at rank #40,248, tagged as anoun, pronounced [d̪esˈpexe].
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 55593, this pair ranks #78,208 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of despegue vs despeje
Shared letters: deps. Private to "despegue": gu. Private to "despeje": j.
"despegue" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "despeje" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "despegue" and "despeje" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "despegue" or "despeje"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "despegue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "despeje" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #78,208 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "despegue" and "despeje" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "despeja vs despeje". 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 #78,208 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.