Which to use
“despojar” is a verb and “despojo” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,576
- “despojar” frequency rank
- #30,864
- “despojo” frequency rank
- 80440
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | despojar | despojo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Privar a uno de lo que goza y tiene; desposeerle de ello con violencia. | Acción o efecto de despojar. |
Where the eye mixes despojar and despojo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. despojar runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against despojo's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between despojar and despojo
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: despojar is [d̪espoˈxaɾ] while despojo is [d̪esˈpoxo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80440, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
despojar is recorded at frequency rank #49,576, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪espoˈxaɾ]. despojo is at rank #30,864, tagged as anoun, pronounced [d̪esˈpoxo].
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 80440, this pair ranks #11,647 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of despojar vs despojo
Shared letters: dejops. Private to "despojar": ar. Private to "despojo": -.
"despojar" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "despojo" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "despojar" for "despojo" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "despojar" and "despojo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "despojar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "despojo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,647 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "despojar" and "despojo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "despojar vs despojos". 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 #11,647 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.