Which to use
“despedido” and “despido” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,680
- “despedido” frequency rank
- #47,293
- “despido” frequency rank
- 66973
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | despedido | despido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que se despediu | nu; desnudo |
Where the eye mixes despedido and despido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. despedido runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against despido's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between despedido and despido
A purely visual mix-up. despedido (/dɨʃ.pɨ.ˈdi.du/) and despido (/dɨʃ.ˈpi.du/) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66973, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
despedido is recorded at frequency rank #19,680, classified as anadj, pronounced /dɨʃ.pɨ.ˈdi.du/. despido is at rank #47,293, tagged as anadj, pronounced /dɨʃ.ˈpi.du/.
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 66973, this pair ranks #4,788 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of despedido vs despido
Shared letters: deiops. Private to "despedido": -. Private to "despido": -.
"despedido" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "despido" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "despedido" and "despido" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "despedido" vs "despido" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "despedido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "despido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #4,788 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "despedido" and "despido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "descuido vs despido". 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 #4,788 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.