Which to use
“desprende” and “desprendió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,671
- “desprende” frequency rank
- #48,352
- “desprendió” frequency rank
- 62023
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | desprende | desprendió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de desprender o de desprenderse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de desprender o de desprenderse. |
Where the eye mixes desprende and desprendió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. desprende runs 9 letters (CVCCCVCCV) against desprendió's 10 (CVCCCVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses desprende with desprendió
A purely visual mix-up. desprende ([d̪esˈpɾẽn̪d̪e]) and desprendió ([d̪espɾẽn̪ˈd̪jo]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62023, 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]. desprendió is at rank #48,352, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪espɾẽn̪ˈd̪jo].
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 62023, this pair ranks #53,442 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of desprende vs desprendió
Shared letters: denprs. Private to "desprende": -. Private to "desprendió": ió.
"desprende" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCV · "desprendió" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- desprende ← ddesprende · depsrende · despernde · despprende · despredne · desprendde · desprened · desprennde
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "desprende" and "desprendió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "desprende" or "desprendió"?
What to do next
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 "desprendió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #53,442 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "desprende" and "desprendió" 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 #53,442 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.