Which to use
“desarrollar” and “desarrolle” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,288
- “desarrollar” frequency rank
- #17,402
- “desarrolle” frequency rank
- 19690
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | desarrollar | desarrolle |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Desplegar, estirar lo que estaba arrollado. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de desarrollar o de desarrollarse. |
Where the eye mixes desarrollar and desarrolle
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. desarrollar 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 desarrollar and desarrolle
A purely visual mix-up. desarrollar ([d̪esaroˈʝaɾ]) 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 19690, 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]. 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 19690, this pair ranks #262,622 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of desarrollar vs desarrolle
Shared letters: adelors. Private to "desarrollar": -. Private to "desarrolle": -.
"desarrollar" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVC · "desarrolle" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- desarrollar ← ddesarrollar · deasrrollar · desarollar · desarorllar · desarrlolar · desarrolalr · desarrolar · desarrollarr
- desarrolle ← ddesarrolle · deasrrolle · desarolle · desarorlle · desarrlole · desarrole · desarrolel · desrarolle
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "desarrollar" for "desarrolle" ever safe?
Which is more common, "desarrollar" or "desarrolle"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "desarrollar" 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 #262,622 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "desarrollar" and "desarrolle" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "desarrollar 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 #262,622 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.