Which to use
“despeje” and “despojo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,248
- “despeje” frequency rank
- #30,864
- “despojo” frequency rank
- 71112
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | despeje | despojo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de despejar o despejarse (desocupar, abrir espacio). | Acción o efecto de despojar. |
Where the eye mixes despeje and despojo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. despeje and despojo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between despeje and despojo
A purely visual mix-up. despeje ([d̪esˈpexe]) and despojo ([d̪esˈpoxo]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71112, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
despeje is recorded at frequency rank #40,248, classified as anoun, pronounced [d̪esˈpexe]. despojo is at rank #30,864, tagged as anoun, pronounced [d̪esˈpoxo].
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 71112, this pair ranks #28,214 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of despeje vs despojo
Shared letters: dejps. Private to "despeje": -. Private to "despojo": o.
"despeje" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "despojo" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "despeje" for "despojo" ever safe?
Frequency check: "despeje" vs "despojo" - 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 "despeje" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "despojo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #28,214 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "despeje" and "despojo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "despeja 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 #28,214 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.