Which to use
“despejada” is an adjective and “despejar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,841
- “despejada” frequency rank
- #23,294
- “despejar” frequency rank
- 71135
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | despejada | despejar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | forma feminina de despejado | jogar fora (um líquido, por exemplo) de seu recipiente |
Where the eye mixes despejada and despejar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. despejada runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against despejar's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: despejada vs despejar
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: despejada is /ʤɪʃ.pe.ˈʒa.dɐ/ while despejar is /dɨʃ.pɨ.ˈʒaɾ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71135, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
despejada is recorded at frequency rank #47,841, classified as anadj, pronounced /ʤɪʃ.pe.ˈʒa.dɐ/. despejar is at rank #23,294, tagged as averb, pronounced /dɨʃ.pɨ.ˈʒaɾ/.
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 71135, this pair ranks #3,440 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of despejada vs despejar
Shared letters: adejps. Private to "despejada": -. Private to "despejar": r.
"despejada" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "despejar" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "despejada" and "despejar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "despejada" or "despejar" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "despejada" and "despejar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "despejada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "despejar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #3,440 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "despejada" and "despejar" 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 #3,440 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.