Which to use
“despide” and “despidió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,108
- “despide” frequency rank
- #13,226
- “despidió” frequency rank
- 30334
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | despide | despidió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de despedir. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de despedir o de despedirse. |
Where the eye mixes despide and despidió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. despide runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against despidió's 8 (CVCCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between despide and despidió
A purely visual mix-up. despide ([d̪esˈpið̞e]) and despidió ([d̪espiˈð̞jo]) 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 30334, 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]. despidió is at rank #13,226, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪espiˈð̞jo].
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 30334, this pair ranks #212,492 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of despide vs despidió
Shared letters: deips. Private to "despide": -. Private to "despidió": ó.
"despide" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "despidió" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- despide ← ddespide · depside · desipde · despdie · despidde · despied · desppide · desspide
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "despide" and "despidió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "despide" vs "despidió" - 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 "despide" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "despidió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #212,492 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "despide" and "despidió" 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 #212,492 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.