Which to use
“despeja” and “despojar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,763
- “despeja” frequency rank
- #49,576
- “despojar” frequency rank
- 90339
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | despeja | despojar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de despejar. | Privar a uno de lo que goza y tiene; desposeerle de ello con violencia. |
Where the eye mixes despeja and despojar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. despeja runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against despojar's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: despeja vs despojar
A purely visual mix-up. despeja ([d̪esˈpexa]) and despojar ([d̪espoˈxaɾ]) 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 90339, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
despeja is recorded at frequency rank #40,763, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪esˈpexa]. despojar is at rank #49,576, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪espoˈxaɾ].
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 90339, this pair ranks #2,573 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of despeja vs despojar
Shared letters: adejps. Private to "despeja": -. Private to "despojar": or.
"despeja" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "despojar" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "despeja" and "despojar" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "despeja" vs "despojar" - which ranks higher?
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 "despeja" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "despojar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,573 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "despeja" and "despojar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "despojar vs despojos". 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 #2,573 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.