dispute

[d̪isˈput̪e]

/[d̪isˈput̪e]/ verb

The verdict

“dispute” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #74,448 among 4,885 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,448
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de disputar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-dispute · dispute · Spanish

dispute · rank #74,448 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #74,448
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH disfrutaré

Nearest frequency peer: disfrutaré (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “dispute”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “dispute” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for dispute
PropertyValue
Headworddispute
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪isˈput̪e]
Letters7
Frequency rank#74,448
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “dispute” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).disputecae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “disfrutaré” (#74,447), “distorsionados” (#74,449), “diodos” (#74,444). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “dispute” va en #74,448. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dispute is uncommon Spanish at frequency #74,448 among 4,885 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [d̪isˈput̪e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for dispute in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is dispute, spelled D-I-S-P-U-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de disputar.
  2. 2
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de disputar.
  3. 3
    Segunda persona del singular (usted) del imperativo de 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 "dispute"?
"dispute" is spelled D-I-S-P-U-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪isˈput̪e].
What does "dispute" mean?
As a verb, "dispute" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de disputar.
How do you pronounce "dispute"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dispute" is [d̪isˈput̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dispute" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list