Which to use
“descansa” and “descansado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,844
- “descansa” frequency rank
- #34,543
- “descansado” frequency rank
- 42387
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | descansa | descansado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de descansar. | Participio de descansar. |
Where the eye mixes descansa and descansado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. descansa runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against descansado's 10 (CVCCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: descansa vs descansado
A purely visual mix-up. descansa ([d̪esˈkãnsa]) and descansado ([d̪eskãnˈsað̞o]) 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) - “descansa” sits inside “descansado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42387, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
descansa is recorded at frequency rank #7,844, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪esˈkãnsa]. descansado is at rank #34,543, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eskãnˈsað̞o].
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 42387, this pair ranks #148,506 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of descansa vs descansado
Shared letters: acdens. Private to "descansa": -. Private to "descansado": o.
"descansa" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "descansado" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- descansa ← ddescansa · decsansa · desacnsa · descanas · descannsa · descanssa · descasna · desccansa
- descansado ← ddescansado · decsansado · desacnsado · descanasdo · descannsado · descansaddo · descansaod · descansdao
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "descansa" and "descansado" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "descansa" or "descansado" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "descansa" and "descansado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "descansa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "descansado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #148,506 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "descansa" and "descansado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "descansaba vs descansado". 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 #148,506 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.