Which to use
“desprende” and “desprenden” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,671
- “desprende” frequency rank
- #29,160
- “desprenden” frequency rank
- 42831
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | desprende | desprenden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de desprender o de desprenderse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de desprender o de desprenderse. |
Where the eye mixes desprende and desprenden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. desprende runs 9 letters (CVCCCVCCV) against desprenden's 10 (CVCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: desprende vs desprenden
A purely visual mix-up. desprende ([d̪esˈpɾẽn̪d̪e]) and desprenden ([d̪esˈpɾẽn̪d̪ẽn]) 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) - “desprende” sits inside “desprenden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42831, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
desprende is recorded at frequency rank #13,671, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪esˈpɾẽn̪d̪e]. desprenden is at rank #29,160, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪esˈpɾẽn̪d̪ẽn].
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 42831, this pair ranks #146,056 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of desprende vs desprenden
Shared letters: denprs. Private to "desprende": -. Private to "desprenden": -.
"desprende" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCV · "desprenden" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- desprende ← ddesprende · depsrende · despernde · despprende · despredne · desprendde · desprened · desprennde
- desprenden ← ddesprenden · depsrenden · despernden · despprenden · desprednen · desprendden · desprendenn · desprendne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "desprende" for "desprenden" ever safe?
Which is more common, "desprende" or "desprenden"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "desprende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "desprenden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #146,056 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "desprende" and "desprenden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "desprenden vs desprendió". 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 #146,056 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.