Which to use
“despierta” and “despierten” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,074
- “despierta” frequency rank
- #20,651
- “despierten” frequency rank
- 24725
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | despierta | despierten |
|---|---|---|
| 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 subjuntivo de despertar o de despertarse. |
Where the eye mixes despierta and despierten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. despierta runs 9 letters (CVCCVVCCV) against despierten's 10 (CVCCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses despierta with despierten
A purely visual mix-up. despierta ([d̪esˈpjeɾt̪a]) and despierten ([d̪esˈpjeɾt̪ẽn]) 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 24725, 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]. despierten is at rank #20,651, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪esˈpjeɾt̪ẽn].
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 24725, this pair ranks #239,777 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of despierta vs despierten
Shared letters: deiprst. Private to "despierta": a. Private to "despierten": n.
"despierta" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCCV · "despierten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- despierta ← ddespierta · depsierta · desiperta · despeirta · despierat · despierrta · despiertta · despietra
- despierten ← ddespierten · depsierten · desiperten · despeirten · despieretn · despierrten · despiertenn · despiertne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "despierta" for "despierten" ever safe?
Frequency check: "despierta" vs "despierten" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "despierta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "despierten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #239,777 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "despierta" and "despierten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "despierten 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 #239,777 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.