Which to use
“despidan” is a verb and “despidos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,640
- “despidan” frequency rank
- #13,019
- “despidos” frequency rank
- 51659
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | despidan | despidos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de despedir o de despedirse. | Forma del plural de despido. |
Where the eye mixes despidan and despidos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. despidan and despidos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: despidan vs despidos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: despidan is [d̪esˈpið̞ãn] while despidos is [d̪esˈpið̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51659, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
despidan is recorded at frequency rank #38,640, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪esˈpið̞ãn]. despidos is at rank #13,019, tagged as anoun, pronounced [d̪esˈpið̞os].
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 51659, this pair ranks #96,773 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of despidan vs despidos
Shared letters: deips. Private to "despidan": an. Private to "despidos": o.
"despidan" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "despidos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "despidan" for "despidos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "despidan" vs "despidos" - 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 "despidan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "despidos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #96,773 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "despidan" and "despidos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "despidan vs desvían". 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 #96,773 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.