Which to use
“desaparecida” is a participle and “desapareció” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,485
- “desaparecida” frequency rank
- #5,946
- “desapareció” frequency rank
- 16431
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | desaparecida | desapareció |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de desaparecido, participio de desaparecer o de desaparecerse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de desaparecer o de desaparecerse. |
Where the eye mixes desaparecida and desapareció
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: desaparecida vs desapareció
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: desaparecida is [d̪esapaɾeˈsið̞a] while desapareció is [d̪esapaɾeˈsjo]. 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 (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16431, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
desaparecida is recorded at frequency rank #10,485, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪esapaɾeˈsið̞a]. desapareció is at rank #5,946, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪esapaɾeˈsjo].
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 16431, this pair ranks #276,193 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of desaparecida vs desapareció
Shared letters: acdeiprs. Private to "desaparecida": -. Private to "desapareció": ó.
"desaparecida" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCVCV · "desapareció" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- desaparecida ← ddesaparecida · deasparecida · desaaprecida · desapaercida · desaparceida · desapareccida · desaparecdia · desapareciad
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "desaparecida" and "desapareció" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "desaparecida" or "desapareció" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "desaparecida" and "desapareció" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "desaparecida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "desapareció" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #276,193 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "desaparecida" and "desapareció" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "desaparecía vs desaparecida". 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 #276,193 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.