Which to use
“despiertas” and “despiertes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,403
- “despiertas” frequency rank
- #35,457
- “despiertes” frequency rank
- 61860
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | despiertas | despiertes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) 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 despiertas and despiertes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. despiertas and despiertes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between despiertas and despiertes
A purely visual mix-up. despiertas ([d̪esˈpjeɾt̪as]) 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 differ by a single letter - a in “despiertas” becomes e in “despiertes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61860, 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]. 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 61860, this pair ranks #54,006 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of despiertas vs despiertes
Shared letters: deiprst. Private to "despiertas": a. Private to "despiertes": -.
"despiertas" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCCVC · "despiertes" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- despiertas ← ddespiertas · depsiertas · desipertas · despeirtas · despierats · despierrtas · despiertass · despiertsa
- despiertes ← ddespiertes · depsiertes · desipertes · despeirtes · despierets · despierrtes · despiertess · despiertse
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "despiertas" for "despiertes" ever safe?
Which is more common, "despiertas" or "despiertes"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "despiertas" 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 #54,006 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "despiertas" and "despiertes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "despiertes vs despiertos". 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 #54,006 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.