Which to use
“despierte” and “despiertes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,020
- “despierte” frequency rank
- #35,457
- “despiertes” frequency rank
- 48477
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | despierte | despiertes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de despertar o de despertarse. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de despertar o de despertarse. |
Where the eye mixes despierte and despiertes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. despierte runs 9 letters (CVCCVVCCV) against despiertes's 10 (CVCCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses despierte with despiertes
A purely visual mix-up. despierte ([d̪esˈpjeɾt̪e]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “despierte” sits inside “despiertes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48477, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
despierte is recorded at frequency rank #13,020, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪esˈpjeɾt̪e]. 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 48477, this pair ranks #114,273 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of despierte vs despiertes
Shared letters: deiprst. Private to "despierte": -. Private to "despiertes": -.
"despierte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCCV · "despiertes" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- despierte ← ddespierte · depsierte · desiperte · despeirte · despieret · despierrte · despiertte · despietre
- despiertes ← ddespiertes · depsiertes · desipertes · despeirtes · despierets · despierrtes · despiertess · despiertse
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "despierte" for "despiertes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "despierte" vs "despiertes" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "despierte" 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 #114,273 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "despierte" 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 #114,273 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.