Which to use
“desperté” and “despiertes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,800
- “desperté” frequency rank
- #35,457
- “despiertes” frequency rank
- 45257
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | desperté | despiertes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de despertar o de despertarse. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de despertar o de despertarse. |
Where the eye mixes desperté and despiertes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: desperté vs despiertes
A purely visual mix-up. desperté ([d̪espeɾˈt̪e]) and despiertes ([d̪esˈpjeɾt̪es]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45257, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
desperté is recorded at frequency rank #9,800, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪espeɾˈt̪e]. despiertes is at rank #35,457, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪esˈpjeɾt̪es].
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 45257, this pair ranks #132,479 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of desperté vs despiertes
Shared letters: deprst. Private to "desperté": é. Private to "despiertes": i.
"desperté" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "despiertes" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- despiertes ← ddespiertes · depsiertes · desipertes · despeirtes · despierets · despierrtes · despiertess · despiertse
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "desperté" and "despiertes" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "desperté" or "despiertes"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "desperté" and "despiertes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "desperté" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "despiertes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #132,479 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "desperté" and "despiertes" 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 #132,479 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.