Which to use
“desprenden” and “desprendió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,160
- “desprenden” frequency rank
- #48,352
- “desprendió” frequency rank
- 77512
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | desprenden | desprendió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 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 desprenden and desprendió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. desprenden (CVCCCVCCVC) and desprendió (CVCCCVCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses desprenden with desprendió
A purely visual mix-up. desprenden ([d̪esˈpɾẽn̪d̪ẽn]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77512, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
desprenden is recorded at frequency rank #29,160, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪esˈpɾẽn̪d̪ẽn]. 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 77512, this pair ranks #15,895 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of desprenden vs desprendió
Shared letters: denprs. Private to "desprenden": -. Private to "desprendió": ió.
"desprenden" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC · "desprendió" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- desprenden ← ddesprenden · depsrenden · despernden · despprenden · desprednen · desprendden · desprendenn · desprendne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "desprenden" for "desprendió" ever safe?
Which is more common, "desprenden" or "desprendió"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "desprenden" and "desprendió" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "desprenden" 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 #15,895 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "desprenden" and "desprendió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "descendió 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 #15,895 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.