Which to use
“decepciona” and “decepcionado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,317
- “decepciona” frequency rank
- #9,796
- “decepcionado” frequency rank
- 38113
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | decepciona | decepcionado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de decepcionar o de decepcionarse. | Participio de decepcionar. |
Where the eye mixes decepciona and decepcionado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. decepciona runs 10 letters (CVCVCCVVCV) against decepcionado's 12 (CVCVCCVVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between decepciona and decepcionado
A purely visual mix-up. decepciona ([d̪esepˈsjona]) and decepcionado ([d̪esepsjoˈnað̞o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “decepciona” sits inside “decepcionado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38113, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
decepciona is recorded at frequency rank #28,317, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪esepˈsjona]. decepcionado is at rank #9,796, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪esepsjoˈnað̞o].
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 38113, this pair ranks #171,749 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of decepciona vs decepcionado
Shared letters: acdeinop. Private to "decepciona": -. Private to "decepcionado": -.
"decepciona" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCV · "decepcionado" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- decepciona ← dceepciona · ddecepciona · deccepciona · dececpiona · decepcciona · decepcinoa · decepcioan · decepcionna
- decepcionado ← dceepcionado · ddecepcionado · deccepcionado · dececpionado · decepccionado · decepcinoado · decepcioando · decepcionaddo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "decepciona" and "decepcionado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "decepciona" or "decepcionado"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "decepciona" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "decepcionado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #171,749 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "decepciona" and "decepcionado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "decepciona vs decepciones". 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 #171,749 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.