Which to use
“desarrollar” and “desarrollaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,288
- “desarrollar” frequency rank
- #13,438
- “desarrollaron” frequency rank
- 15726
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | desarrollar | desarrollaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Desplegar, estirar lo que estaba arrollado. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de desarrollar o de desarrollarse. |
Where the eye mixes desarrollar and desarrollaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses desarrollar with desarrollaron
A purely visual mix-up. desarrollar ([d̪esaroˈʝaɾ]) and desarrollaron ([d̪esaroˈʝaɾõn]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “desarrollar” sits inside “desarrollaron”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15726, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
desarrollar is recorded at frequency rank #2,288, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪esaroˈʝaɾ]. desarrollaron is at rank #13,438, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪esaroˈʝaɾõn].
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 15726, this pair ranks #279,013 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of desarrollar vs desarrollaron
Shared letters: adelors. Private to "desarrollar": -. Private to "desarrollaron": n.
"desarrollar" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVC · "desarrollaron" · 13 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- desarrollar ← ddesarrollar · deasrrollar · desarollar · desarorllar · desarrlolar · desarrolalr · desarrolar · desarrollarr
- desarrollaron ← ddesarrollaron · deasrrollaron · desarollaron · desarorllaron · desarrlolaron · desarrolalron · desarrolaron · desarrollaorn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "desarrollar" and "desarrollaron" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "desarrollar" vs "desarrollaron" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "desarrollar" and "desarrollaron" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "desarrollar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "desarrollaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #279,013 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "desarrollar" and "desarrollaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "desarrollarán vs desarrollaron". 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 #279,013 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.