Which to use
“desagrada” is a verb and “desarmada” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,633
- “desagrada” frequency rank
- #44,683
- “desarmada” frequency rank
- 83316
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | desagrada | desarmada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de desagradar. | Forma del femenino de desarmado, participio de desarmar. |
Where the eye mixes desagrada and desarmada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. desagrada and desarmada follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between desagrada and desarmada
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: desagrada is [d̪esaˈɣ̞ɾað̞a] while desarmada is [d̪esaɾˈmað̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83316, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
desagrada is recorded at frequency rank #38,633, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪esaˈɣ̞ɾað̞a]. desarmada is at rank #44,683, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪esaɾˈmað̞a].
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 83316, this pair ranks #8,265 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of desagrada vs desarmada
Shared letters: aders. Private to "desagrada": g. Private to "desarmada": m.
"desagrada" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV · "desarmada" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "desagrada" for "desarmada" ever safe?
Which is more common, "desagrada" or "desarmada"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "desagrada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "desarmada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #8,265 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "desagrada" and "desarmada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "desarmada vs descargada". 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 #8,265 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.