Which to use
“despiertas” and “despierte” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,403
- “despiertas” frequency rank
- #13,020
- “despierte” frequency rank
- 39423
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | despiertas | despierte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de despertar o de despertarse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de despertar o de despertarse. |
Where the eye mixes despiertas and despierte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. despiertas runs 10 letters (CVCCVVCCVC) against despierte's 9 (CVCCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between despiertas and despierte
A purely visual mix-up. despiertas ([d̪esˈpjeɾt̪as]) and despierte ([d̪esˈpjeɾt̪e]) 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 39423, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
despiertas is recorded at frequency rank #26,403, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪esˈpjeɾt̪as]. despierte is at rank #13,020, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪esˈpjeɾt̪e].
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 39423, this pair ranks #164,555 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of despiertas vs despierte
Shared letters: deiprst. Private to "despiertas": a. Private to "despierte": -.
"despiertas" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCCVC · "despierte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- despiertas ← ddespiertas · depsiertas · desipertas · despeirtas · despierats · despierrtas · despiertass · despiertsa
- despierte ← ddespierte · depsierte · desiperte · despeirte · despieret · despierrte · despiertte · despietre
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "despiertas" for "despierte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "despiertas" vs "despierte" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "despiertas" and "despierte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "despiertas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "despierte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #164,555 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "despiertas" and "despierte" 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 #164,555 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.