Which to use
“descansan” and “descansen” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,655
- “descansan” frequency rank
- #22,323
- “descansen” frequency rank
- 44978
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | descansan | descansen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de descansar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de descansar. |
Where the eye mixes descansan and descansen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. descansan and descansen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: descansan vs descansen
A purely visual mix-up. descansan ([d̪esˈkãnsãn]) and descansen ([d̪esˈkãnsẽn]) 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 a single letter - a in “descansan” becomes e in “descansen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44978, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
descansan is recorded at frequency rank #22,655, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪esˈkãnsãn]. descansen is at rank #22,323, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪esˈkãnsẽn].
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 44978, this pair ranks #133,994 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of descansan vs descansen
Shared letters: acdens. Private to "descansan": -. Private to "descansen": -.
"descansan" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "descansen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "descansan" and "descansen" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "descansan" or "descansen"?
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 "descansan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "descansen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #133,994 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "descansan" and "descansen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "descansaba vs descansan". 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 #133,994 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.