Which to use
“deporte” and “deportes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,767
- “deporte” frequency rank
- #2,600
- “deportes” frequency rank
- 4367
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | deporte | deportes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cualquier actividad en la que se sigue un conjunto de reglas, con frecuencia llevada a cabo con afán competitivo. | Forma del plural de deporte. |
Where the eye mixes deporte and deportes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. deporte runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against deportes's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses deporte with deportes
A purely visual mix-up. deporte ([d̪eˈpoɾt̪e]) and deportes ([d̪eˈpoɾt̪es]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “deporte” sits inside “deportes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4367, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
deporte is recorded at frequency rank #1,767, classified as anoun, pronounced [d̪eˈpoɾt̪e]. deportes is at rank #2,600, tagged as anoun, pronounced [d̪eˈpoɾt̪es].
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 4367, this pair ranks #316,262 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of deporte vs deportes
Shared letters: deoprt. Private to "deporte": -. Private to "deportes": s.
"deporte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "deportes" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "deporte" and "deportes" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "deporte" vs "deportes" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "deporte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "deportes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #316,262 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "deporte" and "deportes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "deformes vs deportes". 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 #316,262 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.