Which to use
“despiadada” and “despiadados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,030
- “despiadada” frequency rank
- #45,874
- “despiadados” frequency rank
- 75904
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | despiadada | despiadados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino singular de despiadado. | Forma del masculino plural de despiadado. |
Where the eye mixes despiadada and despiadados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. despiadada runs 10 letters (CVCCVVCVCV) against despiadados's 11 (CVCCVVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: despiadada vs despiadados
A purely visual mix-up. despiadada ([d̪espjaˈð̞að̞a]) and despiadados ([d̪espjaˈð̞að̞os]) 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 75904, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
despiadada is recorded at frequency rank #30,030, classified as anadj, pronounced [d̪espjaˈð̞að̞a]. despiadados is at rank #45,874, tagged as anadj, pronounced [d̪espjaˈð̞að̞os].
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 75904, this pair ranks #18,685 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of despiadada vs despiadados
Shared letters: adeips. Private to "despiadada": -. Private to "despiadados": o.
"despiadada" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCVCV · "despiadados" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- despiadada ← ddespiadada · depsiadada · desipadada · despaidada · despiaadda · despiadaad · despiadadda · despiaddaa
- despiadados ← ddespiadados · depsiadados · desipadados · despaidados · despiaaddos · despiadaddos · despiadadoss · despiadadso
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "despiadada" and "despiadados" be used interchangeably?
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "despiadada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "despiadados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,685 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "despiadada" and "despiadados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "despiadado vs despiadados". 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 #18,685 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.