Which to use
“desaparecidas” and “desaparecidos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,016
- “desaparecidas” frequency rank
- #5,093
- “desaparecidos” frequency rank
- 18109
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | desaparecidas | desaparecidos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de desaparecido, participio de desaparecer o de desaparecerse. | Forma del plural de desaparecido, participio de desaparecer o de desaparecerse. |
Where the eye mixes desaparecidas and desaparecidos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. desaparecidas and desaparecidos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: desaparecidas vs desaparecidos
A purely visual mix-up. desaparecidas ([d̪esapaɾeˈsið̞as]) and desaparecidos ([d̪esapaɾeˈsið̞os]) 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 a single letter - a in “desaparecidas” becomes o in “desaparecidos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18109, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
desaparecidas is recorded at frequency rank #13,016, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪esapaɾeˈsið̞as]. desaparecidos is at rank #5,093, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪esapaɾeˈsið̞os].
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 18109, this pair ranks #269,297 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of desaparecidas vs desaparecidos
Shared letters: acdeiprs. Private to "desaparecidas": -. Private to "desaparecidos": o.
"desaparecidas" · 13 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCVCVC · "desaparecidos" · 13 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- desaparecidas ← ddesaparecidas · deasparecidas · desaaprecidas · desapaercidas · desaparceidas · desapareccidas · desaparecdias · desapareciads
- desaparecidos ← ddesaparecidos · deasparecidos · desaaprecidos · desapaercidos · desaparceidos · desapareccidos · desaparecdios · desapareciddos
Frequently Asked Questions
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- Full dictionary entry for "desaparecidas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "desaparecidos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #269,297 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "desaparecidas" and "desaparecidos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "desaparecía vs desaparecidas". 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 #269,297 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.