Which to use
“despiertan” and “despierten” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,375
- “despiertan” frequency rank
- #20,651
- “despierten” frequency rank
- 40026
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | despiertan | despierten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 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 despiertan and despierten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: despiertan vs despierten
A purely visual mix-up. despiertan ([d̪esˈpjeɾt̪ãn]) 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 a single letter - a in “despiertan” becomes e in “despierten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40026, 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]. 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 40026, this pair ranks #161,338 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of despiertan vs despierten
Shared letters: deinprst. Private to "despiertan": a. Private to "despierten": -.
"despiertan" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCCVC · "despierten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- despiertan ← ddespiertan · depsiertan · desipertan · despeirtan · despieratn · despierrtan · despiertann · despiertna
- despierten ← ddespierten · depsierten · desiperten · despeirten · despieretn · despierrten · despiertenn · despiertne
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "despiertan" and "despierten" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "despiertan" or "despierten"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "despiertan" 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 #161,338 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "despiertan" 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 #161,338 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.