Which to use
“desarrollan” and “desarrolle” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,414
- “desarrollan” frequency rank
- #17,402
- “desarrolle” frequency rank
- 24816
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | desarrollan | desarrolle |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 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 desarrollan and desarrolle
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. desarrollan runs 11 letters (CVCVCCVCCVC) against desarrolle's 10 (CVCVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between desarrollan and desarrolle
A purely visual mix-up. desarrollan ([d̪esaˈroʝãn]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24816, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
desarrollan is recorded at frequency rank #7,414, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪esaˈroʝãn]. 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 24816, this pair ranks #239,354 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of desarrollan vs desarrolle
Shared letters: adelors. Private to "desarrollan": n. Private to "desarrolle": -.
"desarrollan" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVC · "desarrolle" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- desarrollan ← ddesarrollan · deasrrollan · desarollan · desarorllan · desarrlolan · desarrolaln · desarrolan · desarrollann
- desarrolle ← ddesarrolle · deasrrolle · desarolle · desarorlle · desarrlole · desarrole · desarrolel · desrarolle
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "desarrollan" and "desarrolle" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "desarrollan" vs "desarrolle" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "desarrollan" 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 #239,354 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "desarrollan" and "desarrolle" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "desarrollan vs desarrollarán". 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 #239,354 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.