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Which to use

“ofender” and “ofendió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#9,165
“ofender” frequency rank
#35,652
“ofendió” frequency rank
44817
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ofender ofendió
Definition Causar daño moral más o menos grave. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de ofender.

Where the eye mixes ofender and ofendió

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. ofender (VCVCCVC) and ofendió (VCVCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

7 ch
ofender
7 ch
ofendió

Look-alike desk: ofender vs ofendió

A purely visual mix-up. ofender ([ofẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]) and ofendió ([ofẽn̪ˈd̪jo]) 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 44817, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ofender is recorded at frequency rank #9,165, classified as averb, pronounced [ofẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]. ofendió is at rank #35,652, tagged as averb, pronounced [ofẽn̪ˈd̪jo].

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 44817, this pair ranks #134,955 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ofender vs ofendió

Shared letters: defno. Private to "ofender": r. Private to "ofendió": ió.

"ofender" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC  ·  "ofendió" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ofender ← foender · oefnder · ofedner · ofendder · ofenderr · ofendre · ofenedr · ofennder

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "ofender" and "ofendió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ofẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ] versus [ofẽn̪ˈd̪jo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "ofender" vs "ofendió" - which ranks higher?
"ofender" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,165 in our Spanish list, against #35,652 for "ofendió". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "ofender" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ofendió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #134,955 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ofender" and "ofendió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ofenda vs ofendió". 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 #134,955 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list