Which to use
“despide” and “despiden” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,108
- “despide” frequency rank
- #21,300
- “despiden” frequency rank
- 38408
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | despide | despiden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de despedir. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de despedir o de despedirse. |
Where the eye mixes despide and despiden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. despide runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against despiden's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses despide with despiden
A purely visual mix-up. despide ([d̪esˈpið̞e]) and despiden ([d̪esˈpið̞ẽn]) 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) - “despide” sits inside “despiden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38408, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
despide is recorded at frequency rank #17,108, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪esˈpið̞e]. despiden is at rank #21,300, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪esˈpið̞ẽn].
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 38408, this pair ranks #170,195 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of despide vs despiden
Shared letters: deips. Private to "despide": -. Private to "despiden": n.
"despide" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "despiden" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "despide" for "despiden" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "despide" or "despiden" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "despide" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "despiden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #170,195 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "despide" and "despiden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "desire vs despide". 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 #170,195 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.