Which to use
“despensa” and “despensas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,333
- “despensa” frequency rank
- #46,488
- “despensas” frequency rank
- 66821
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | despensa | despensas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Conjunto de comestibles. | Expensas. |
Where the eye mixes despensa and despensas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between despensa and despensas
A purely visual mix-up. despensa ([d̪esˈpẽnsa]) and despensas ([d̪esˈpẽnsas]) 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 extra letter(s) - “despensa” sits inside “despensas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66821, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
despensa is recorded at frequency rank #20,333, classified as anoun, pronounced [d̪esˈpẽnsa]. despensas is at rank #46,488, tagged as anoun, pronounced [d̪esˈpẽnsas].
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 66821, this pair ranks #38,780 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of despensa vs despensas
Shared letters: adenps. Private to "despensa": -. Private to "despensas": -.
"despensa" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "despensas" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "despensa" and "despensas" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "despensa" or "despensas"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "despensa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "despensas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #38,780 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "despensa" and "despensas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "despensas vs dispensa". 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 #38,780 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.