Which to use
“despeito” and “despejo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,268
- “despeito” frequency rank
- #18,833
- “despejo” frequency rank
- 32101
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | despeito | despejo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ressentimento produzido por desconsideração, desfeita, humilhação ou ofensa; pesar, melindre, amuo | ato ou efeito de despejar |
Where the eye mixes despeito and despejo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses despeito with despejo
A purely visual mix-up. despeito (/dɨʃ.ˈpɐj.tu/) and despejo (/dɨʃ.ˈpɐj.ʒu/) 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 32101, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
despeito is recorded at frequency rank #13,268, classified as anoun, pronounced /dɨʃ.ˈpɐj.tu/. despejo is at rank #18,833, tagged as anoun, pronounced /dɨʃ.ˈpɐj.ʒu/.
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 32101, this pair ranks #35,799 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of despeito vs despejo
Shared letters: deops. Private to "despeito": it. Private to "despejo": j.
"despeito" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV · "despejo" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "despeito" and "despejo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "despeito" or "despejo"?
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 "despeito" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "despejo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #35,799 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "despeito" and "despejo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "despejo vs desperto". 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 #35,799 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.