Which to use
“despiertan” and “despiertas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,375
- “despiertan” frequency rank
- #26,403
- “despiertas” frequency rank
- 45778
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | despiertan | despiertas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de despertar o de despertarse. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de despertar o de despertarse. |
Where the eye mixes despiertan and despiertas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. despiertan and despiertas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses despiertan with despiertas
A purely visual mix-up. despiertan ([d̪esˈpjeɾt̪ãn]) and despiertas ([d̪esˈpjeɾt̪as]) 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 a single letter - n in “despiertan” becomes s in “despiertas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45778, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
despiertan is recorded at frequency rank #19,375, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪esˈpjeɾt̪ãn]. despiertas is at rank #26,403, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪esˈpjeɾt̪as].
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 45778, this pair ranks #129,503 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of despiertan vs despiertas
Shared letters: adeiprst. Private to "despiertan": n. Private to "despiertas": -.
"despiertan" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCCVC · "despiertas" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- despiertan ← ddespiertan · depsiertan · desipertan · despeirtan · despieratn · despierrtan · despiertann · despiertna
- despiertas ← ddespiertas · depsiertas · desipertas · despeirtas · despierats · despierrtas · despiertass · despiertsa
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "despiertan" and "despiertas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "despiertan" or "despiertas"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "despiertan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "despiertas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #129,503 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "despiertan" and "despiertas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "despiertas 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 #129,503 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.