dispara

[d̪isˈpaɾa]

/[d̪isˈpaɾa]/ verb

The verdict

“dispara” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #9,978. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,978
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de disparar o de dispararse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-dispara · dispara · Spanish

dispara · rank #9,978 · 9 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,978
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH Domínguez

Nearest frequency peer: Domínguez (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “dispara”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “dispara” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

dispara vs disputa
71% similar
dispara vs disparo
86% similar
dispara vs dispare
86% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for dispara
PropertyValue
Headworddispara
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪isˈpaɾa]
Letters7
Frequency rank#9,978
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “dispara”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.disparacae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “Domínguez” (#9,979), “devoción” (#9,976), “dormida” (#9,980). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “dispara” va en #9,978. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around dispara (IPA [d̪isˈpaɾa]), averb. Corpus frequency is #9,978 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for dispara, with forms such as "ddispara", "dipsara", and "disapra". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "disputa", "disparo", "dispare", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is dispara, spelled D-I-S-P-A-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de disparar o de dispararse.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de disparar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddispara
  • dipsara
  • disapra
  • dispaar
  • disppara
  • dispraa
  • disspara
  • dsipara
  • idspara

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dispara - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ddispara1dipsara2disapra2dispaar2disppara1dispraa2disspara1dsipara2
Edit distance from "dispara"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dispara"?
"dispara" is spelled D-I-S-P-A-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪isˈpaɾa].
What does "dispara" mean?
As a verb, "dispara" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de disparar o de dispararse.
What words are commonly confused with "dispara"?
"dispara" is commonly confused with "disputa", "disparo", "dispare". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dispara"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dispara" is [d̪isˈpaɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dispara" come from?
"dispara" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "dispara", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list