Which to use
“desvanece” and “desvaneció” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,329
- “desvanece” frequency rank
- #37,030
- “desvaneció” frequency rank
- 65359
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | desvanece | desvaneció |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de desvanecer o de desvanecerse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de desvanecer o de desvanecerse. |
Where the eye mixes desvanece and desvaneció
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. desvanece runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against desvaneció's 10 (CVCCVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses desvanece with desvaneció
A purely visual mix-up. desvanece ([d̪esβ̞aˈnese]) and desvaneció ([d̪esβ̞aneˈsjo]) 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 65359, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
desvanece is recorded at frequency rank #28,329, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪esβ̞aˈnese]. desvaneció is at rank #37,030, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪esβ̞aneˈsjo].
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 65359, this pair ranks #42,874 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of desvanece vs desvaneció
Shared letters: acdensv. Private to "desvanece": -. Private to "desvaneció": ió.
"desvanece" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "desvaneció" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- desvanece ← ddesvanece · desavnece · desbanece · dessvanece · desvaence · desvancee · desvanecce · desvaneec
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "desvanece" for "desvaneció" ever safe?
Which is more common, "desvanece" or "desvaneció"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "desvanece" and "desvaneció" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "desvanece" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "desvaneció" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,874 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "desvanece" and "desvaneció" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "desvanecido vs desvaneció". 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 #42,874 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.