Which to use
“despegue” and “despliegue” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,345
- “despegue” frequency rank
- #9,439
- “despliegue” frequency rank
- 24784
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | despegue | despliegue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de despegar. | Acción o efecto de desplegar o de desplegarse. Úsase principalmente en la táctica militar. |
Where the eye mixes despegue and despliegue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. despegue runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVV) against despliegue's 10 (CVCCCVVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: despegue vs despliegue
A purely visual mix-up. despegue ([d̪esˈpeɣ̞e]) and despliegue ([d̪esˈpljeɣ̞e]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24784, 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]. despliegue is at rank #9,439, tagged as anoun, pronounced [d̪esˈpljeɣ̞e].
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 24784, this pair ranks #239,500 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of despegue vs despliegue
Shared letters: degpsu. Private to "despegue": -. Private to "despliegue": il.
"despegue" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "despliegue" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- despegue ← ddespegue · depsegue · desepgue · despegeu · despeggue · despeuge · despgeue · desppegue
- despliegue ← ddespliegue · depsliegue · deslpiegue · despilegue · despleigue · despliegeu · desplieggue · desplieuge
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "despegue" and "despliegue" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "despegue" or "despliegue" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "despegue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "despliegue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #239,500 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "despegue" and "despliegue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "despegue 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 #239,500 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.