Which to use
“despiertan” and “despiertes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,375
- “despiertan” frequency rank
- #35,457
- “despiertes” frequency rank
- 54832
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | despiertan | despiertes |
|---|---|---|
| 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 subjuntivo de despertar o de despertarse. |
Where the eye mixes despiertan and despiertes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. despiertan and despiertes 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 despiertes
A purely visual mix-up. despiertan ([d̪esˈpjeɾt̪ãn]) and despiertes ([d̪esˈpjeɾt̪es]) 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 54832, 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]. despiertes is at rank #35,457, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪esˈpjeɾt̪es].
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 54832, this pair ranks #81,581 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of despiertan vs despiertes
Shared letters: deiprst. Private to "despiertan": an. Private to "despiertes": -.
"despiertan" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCCVC · "despiertes" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- despiertan ← ddespiertan · depsiertan · desipertan · despeirtan · despieratn · despierrtan · despiertann · despiertna
- despiertes ← ddespiertes · depsiertes · desipertes · despeirtes · despierets · despierrtes · despiertess · despiertse
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "despiertan" and "despiertes" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "despiertan" vs "despiertes" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "despiertan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "despiertes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #81,581 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "despiertan" and "despiertes" 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 #81,581 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.