depuestovsdispuestoWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: depuesto is a noun, dispuesto is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“depuesto” is a noun and “dispuesto” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#23,746
“depuesto” frequency rank
#2,444
“dispuesto” frequency rank
26190
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature depuesto dispuesto
Definition Pago, correspondencia. Galán, gallardo, bien proporcionado.

Where the eye mixes depuesto and dispuesto

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. depuesto runs 8 letters (CVCVVCCV) against dispuesto's 9 (CVCCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
depuesto
9 ch
dispuesto

Visual trap between depuesto and dispuesto

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: depuesto is [d̪eˈpwest̪o] while dispuesto is [d̪isˈpwest̪o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26190, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

depuesto is recorded at frequency rank #23,746, classified as anoun, pronounced [d̪eˈpwest̪o]. dispuesto is at rank #2,444, tagged as anadj, pronounced [d̪isˈpwest̪o].

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 26190, this pair ranks #232,878 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of depuesto vs dispuesto

Shared letters: deopstu. Private to "depuesto": -. Private to "dispuesto": i.

"depuesto" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV  ·  "dispuesto" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • depuesto ← ddepuesto · depeusto · deppuesto · depuesot · depuessto · depuestto · depuetso · depuseto
  • dispuesto ← ddispuesto · dipsuesto · dispeusto · disppuesto · dispuesot · dispuessto · dispuestto · dispuetso

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "depuesto" and "dispuesto" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "depuesto" is a noun and "dispuesto" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "depuesto" or "dispuesto" show up more?
"dispuesto" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,444 in our Spanish list, against #23,746 for "depuesto". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "depuesto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "dispuesto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #232,878 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "depuesto" and "dispuesto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "depuesto vs Deusto". 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 #232,878 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list