Which to use
“desarrolla” and “desarrolle” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,153
- “desarrolla” frequency rank
- #17,402
- “desarrolle” frequency rank
- 21555
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | desarrolla | desarrolle |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de desarrollar o de desarrollarse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de desarrollar o de desarrollarse. |
Where the eye mixes desarrolla and desarrolle
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses desarrolla with desarrolle
A purely visual mix-up. desarrolla ([d̪esaˈroʝa]) and desarrolle ([d̪esaˈroʝe]) 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 “desarrolla” becomes e in “desarrolle”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21555, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
desarrolla is recorded at frequency rank #4,153, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪esaˈroʝa]. desarrolle is at rank #17,402, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪esaˈroʝe].
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 21555, this pair ranks #254,395 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of desarrolla vs desarrolle
Shared letters: adelors. Private to "desarrolla": -. Private to "desarrolle": -.
"desarrolla" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCV · "desarrolle" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- desarrolla ← ddesarrolla · deasrrolla · desarolla · desarorlla · desarrlola · desarrola · desarrolal · desrarolla
- desarrolle ← ddesarrolle · deasrrolle · desarolle · desarorlle · desarrlole · desarrole · desarrolel · desrarolle
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "desarrolla" and "desarrolle" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "desarrolla" or "desarrolle"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "desarrolla" and "desarrolle" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "desarrolla" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "desarrolle" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #254,395 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "desarrolla" and "desarrolle" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "desarrolle vs desarrollen". 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 #254,395 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.