disputar

[d̪ispuˈt̪aɾ]

/[d̪ispuˈt̪aɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“disputar” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #17,115. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,115
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Entrar en conflicto dos intereses u opiniones enfrentadas.

Corpus desk

Index ES-disputar · disputar · Spanish

disputar · rank #17,115 · 12 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,115
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH diseñadora

Nearest frequency peer: diseñadora (-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 “disputar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “disputar” 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).

disputar vs disputó
75% similar
disputar vs disputas
88% similar
disputar vs disputará
89% similar

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

Key facts for disputar
PropertyValue
Headworddisputar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪ispuˈt̪aɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#17,115
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “disputar”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).disputarcae 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 “diseñadora” (#17,114), “distribuyen” (#17,116), “dique” (#17,113). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “disputar” va en #17,115. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around disputar (IPA [d̪ispuˈt̪aɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #17,115 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Entrar en conflicto dos intereses u opiniones enfrentadas.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for disputar, with forms such as "ddisputar", "dipsutar", and "dispputar". 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 16 confusable-pair relationships, "disputó", "disputas", "disputará", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is disputar, spelled D-I-S-P-U-T-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Entrar en conflicto dos intereses u opiniones enfrentadas.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddisputar
  • dipsutar
  • dispputar
  • disptuar
  • dispuatr
  • disputarr
  • disputra
  • disputtar
  • dissputar
  • disuptar
  • dsiputar
  • idsputar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of disputar - 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.

ddisputar1dipsutar2dispputar1disptuar2dispuatr2disputarr1disputra2disputtar1
Edit distance from "disputar"

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 "disputar"?
"disputar" is spelled D-I-S-P-U-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪ispuˈt̪aɾ].
What does "disputar" mean?
As a verb, "disputar" means: Entrar en conflicto dos intereses u opiniones enfrentadas.
What words are commonly confused with "disputar"?
"disputar" is commonly confused with "disputó", "disputas", "disputará". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "disputar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "disputar" is [d̪ispuˈt̪aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "disputar" come from?
"disputar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list