Which to use
“despiden” and “despidió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,300
- “despiden” frequency rank
- #13,226
- “despidió” frequency rank
- 34526
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | despiden | despidió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de despedir o de despedirse. | 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 despiden and despidió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses despiden with despidió
A purely visual mix-up. despiden ([d̪esˈpið̞ẽn]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34526, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
despiden is recorded at frequency rank #21,300, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪esˈpið̞ẽn]. 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 34526, this pair ranks #190,968 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of despiden vs despidió
Shared letters: deips. Private to "despiden": n. Private to "despidió": ó.
"despiden" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "despidió" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- despiden ← ddespiden · depsiden · desipden · despdien · despidden · despidenn · despidne · despiedn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "despiden" and "despidió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "despiden" or "despidió"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "despiden" and "despidió" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "despiden" 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 #190,968 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "despiden" and "despidió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "despidan vs despiden". 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 #190,968 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.