Which to use
“despejado” is an adjective and “desvelado” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,832
- “despejado” frequency rank
- #43,518
- “desvelado” frequency rank
- 59350
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | despejado | desvelado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que esta desocupado, o libre de obstaculos, problemas, amenazas, etc. | Participio de desvelar. |
Where the eye mixes despejado and desvelado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. despejado and desvelado follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between despejado and desvelado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: despejado is [d̪espeˈxað̞o] while desvelado is [d̪esβ̞eˈlað̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59350, 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]. desvelado is at rank #43,518, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪esβ̞eˈlað̞o].
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 59350, this pair ranks #62,926 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of despejado vs desvelado
Shared letters: adeos. Private to "despejado": jp. Private to "desvelado": lv.
"despejado" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "desvelado" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "despejado" and "desvelado" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "despejado" or "desvelado" show up more?
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 "despejado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "desvelado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #62,926 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "despejado" and "desvelado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "desvelado vs desvelo". 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 #62,926 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.