Which to use
“descansa” is a verb and “descarga” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,844
- “descansa” frequency rank
- #4,001
- “descarga” frequency rank
- 11845
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | descansa | descarga |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de descansar. | Acción o efecto de descargar. |
Where the eye mixes descansa and descarga
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. descansa and descarga follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses descansa with descarga
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: descansa is [d̪esˈkãnsa] while descarga is [d̪esˈkaɾɣ̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11845, 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]. descarga is at rank #4,001, tagged as anoun, pronounced [d̪esˈkaɾɣ̞a].
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 11845, this pair ranks #293,660 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of descansa vs descarga
Shared letters: acdes. Private to "descansa": n. Private to "descarga": gr.
"descansa" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "descarga" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "descansa" and "descarga" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "descansa" or "descarga" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "descansa" and "descarga" 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 "descarga" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #293,660 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "descansa" and "descarga" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "descansa vs descansaba". 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 #293,660 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.