Which to use
“despejado” is an adjective and “despojados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,832
- “despejado” frequency rank
- #42,393
- “despojados” frequency rank
- 58225
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | despejado | despojados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que esta desocupado, o libre de obstaculos, problemas, amenazas, etc. | Forma del plural de despojado, participio de despojar. |
Where the eye mixes despejado and despojados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. despejado runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against despojados's 10 (CVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: despejado vs despojados
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: despejado is [d̪espeˈxað̞o] while despojados is [d̪espoˈxað̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58225, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
despejado is recorded at frequency rank #15,832, classified as anadj, pronounced [d̪espeˈxað̞o]. despojados is at rank #42,393, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪espoˈxað̞os].
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 58225, this pair ranks #67,262 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of despejado vs despojados
Shared letters: adejops. Private to "despejado": -. Private to "despojados": -.
"despejado" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "despojados" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- despejado ← ddespejado · depsejado · desepjado · despeajdo · despejaddo · despejaod · despejdao · despejjado
- despojados ← ddespojados · depsojados · desopjados · despjoados · despoajdos · despojaddos · despojadoss · despojadso
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "despejado" and "despojados" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "despejado" or "despojados"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "despejado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "despojados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #67,262 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "despejado" and "despojados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "despojados 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 #67,262 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.