Which to use
“despiertes” is a verb and “despiertos” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,457
- “despiertes” frequency rank
- #22,324
- “despiertos” frequency rank
- 57781
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | despiertes | despiertos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de despertar o de despertarse. | Forma del plural de despierto. |
Where the eye mixes despiertes and despiertos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. despiertes and despiertos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: despiertes vs despiertos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: despiertes is [d̪esˈpjeɾt̪es] while despiertos is [d̪esˈpjeɾt̪os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - e in “despiertes” becomes o in “despiertos”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57781, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
despiertes is recorded at frequency rank #35,457, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪esˈpjeɾt̪es]. despiertos is at rank #22,324, tagged as anadj, pronounced [d̪esˈpjeɾt̪os].
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 57781, this pair ranks #69,100 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of despiertes vs despiertos
Shared letters: deiprst. Private to "despiertes": -. Private to "despiertos": o.
"despiertes" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCCVC · "despiertos" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- despiertes ← ddespiertes · depsiertes · desipertes · despeirtes · despierets · despierrtes · despiertess · despiertse
- despiertos ← ddespiertos · depsiertos · desipertos · despeirtos · despierots · despierrtos · despiertoss · despiertso
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "despiertes" and "despiertos" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "despiertes" vs "despiertos" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "despiertes" and "despiertos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "despiertes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "despiertos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,100 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "despiertes" and "despiertos" 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 #69,100 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.