Which to use
“despejada” and “despejados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,429
- “despejada” frequency rank
- #45,873
- “despejados” frequency rank
- 76302
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | despejada | despejados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de despejado, participio de despejar. | Forma del plural de despejado, participio de despejar. |
Where the eye mixes despejada and despejados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. despejada runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against despejados's 10 (CVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: despejada vs despejados
A purely visual mix-up. despejada ([d̪espeˈxað̞a]) and despejados ([d̪espeˈxað̞os]) 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 76302, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
despejada is recorded at frequency rank #30,429, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪espeˈxað̞a]. despejados is at rank #45,873, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪espeˈxað̞os].
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 76302, this pair ranks #17,997 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of despejada vs despejados
Shared letters: adejps. Private to "despejada": -. Private to "despejados": o.
"despejada" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "despejados" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- despejada ← ddespejada · depsejada · desepjada · despeajda · despejaad · despejadda · despejdaa · despejjada
- despejados ← ddespejados · depsejados · desepjados · despeajdos · despejaddos · despejadoss · despejadso · despejaods
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "despejada" for "despejados" ever safe?
Frequency check: "despejada" vs "despejados" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "despejada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "despejados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #17,997 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "despejada" and "despejados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "despejados vs despojados". 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 #17,997 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.