Which to use
“despierta” and “despiertan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,074
- “despierta” frequency rank
- #19,375
- “despiertan” frequency rank
- 23449
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | despierta | despiertan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de despertar o de despertarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de despertar o de despertarse. |
Where the eye mixes despierta and despiertan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. despierta runs 9 letters (CVCCVVCCV) against despiertan's 10 (CVCCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between despierta and despiertan
A purely visual mix-up. despierta ([d̪esˈpjeɾt̪a]) and despiertan ([d̪esˈpjeɾt̪ãn]) 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) - “despierta” sits inside “despiertan”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23449, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
despierta is recorded at frequency rank #4,074, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪esˈpjeɾt̪a]. despiertan is at rank #19,375, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪esˈpjeɾt̪ãn].
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 23449, this pair ranks #245,757 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of despierta vs despiertan
Shared letters: adeiprst. Private to "despierta": -. Private to "despiertan": n.
"despierta" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCCV · "despiertan" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- despierta ← ddespierta · depsierta · desiperta · despeirta · despierat · despierrta · despiertta · despietra
- despiertan ← ddespiertan · depsiertan · desipertan · despeirtan · despieratn · despierrtan · despiertann · despiertna
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "despierta" and "despiertan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "despierta" or "despiertan"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "despierta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "despiertan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #245,757 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "despierta" and "despiertan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "despiertan vs despiertes". 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 #245,757 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.