Which to use
“desejada” and “despejada” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,992
- “desejada” frequency rank
- #47,841
- “despejada” frequency rank
- 64833
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | desejada | despejada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | feminino de desejado | forma feminina de despejado |
Where the eye mixes desejada and despejada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. desejada runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against despejada's 9 (CVCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: desejada vs despejada
A purely visual mix-up. desejada (/de.zeˈʒa.dɐ/) and despejada (/ʤɪʃ.pe.ˈʒa.dɐ/) 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 64833, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
desejada is recorded at frequency rank #16,992, classified as anadj, pronounced /de.zeˈʒa.dɐ/. despejada is at rank #47,841, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ʤɪʃ.pe.ˈʒa.dɐ/.
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 64833, this pair ranks #5,609 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of desejada vs despejada
Shared letters: adejs. Private to "desejada": -. Private to "despejada": p.
"desejada" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "despejada" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "desejada" and "despejada" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "desejada" or "despejada"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "desejada" and "despejada" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "desejada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "despejada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #5,609 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "desejada" and "despejada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "despejada vs despojado". 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 #5,609 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.