Which to use
“despertar” and “despiertas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,073
- “despertar” frequency rank
- #26,403
- “despiertas” frequency rank
- 30476
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | despertar | despiertas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Interrumpir el sueño de quien duerme. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de despertar o de despertarse. |
Where the eye mixes despertar and despiertas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: despertar vs despiertas
A purely visual mix-up. despertar ([d̪espeɾˈt̪aɾ]) and despiertas ([d̪esˈpjeɾt̪as]) 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 30476, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
despertar is recorded at frequency rank #4,073, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪espeɾˈt̪aɾ]. despiertas is at rank #26,403, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪esˈpjeɾt̪as].
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 30476, this pair ranks #211,783 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of despertar vs despiertas
Shared letters: adeprst. Private to "despertar": -. Private to "despiertas": i.
"despertar" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "despiertas" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- despertar ← ddespertar · depsertar · deseprtar · desperatr · desperrtar · despertarr · despertra · desperttar
- despiertas ← ddespiertas · depsiertas · desipertas · despeirtas · despierats · despierrtas · despiertass · despiertsa
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "despertar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "despiertas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #211,783 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "despertar" and "despiertas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "despiertas vs despiertes". 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 #211,783 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.