Which to use
“despejada” and “despojado” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,841
- “despejada” frequency rank
- #39,561
- “despojado” frequency rank
- 87402
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | despejada | despojado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | forma feminina de despejado | algo ou alguém que foi privado da posse |
Where the eye mixes despejada and despojado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. despejada and despojado follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: despejada vs despojado
A purely visual mix-up. despejada (/ʤɪʃ.pe.ˈʒa.dɐ/) and despojado (/dɨʃ.pu.ˈʒa.du/) 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 87402, 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/. despojado is at rank #39,561, tagged as anadj, pronounced /dɨʃ.pu.ˈʒa.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 87402, this pair ranks #495 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of despejada vs despojado
Shared letters: adejps. Private to "despejada": -. Private to "despojado": o.
"despejada" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "despojado" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "despejada" and "despojado" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "despejada" or "despojado"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "despejada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "despojado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #495 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "despejada" and "despojado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "desejadas vs despejada". 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 #495 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.