descaradavsdescargadaTell them apart

Which to use

“descarada” and “descargada” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#21,974
“descarada” frequency rank
#40,754
“descargada” frequency rank
62728
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature descarada descargada
Definition Forma del femenino de descarado, participio de descararse. Forma del femenino de descargado, participio de descargar.

Where the eye mixes descarada and descargada

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.

9 ch
descarada
10 ch
descargada

Look-alike desk: descarada vs descargada

A purely visual mix-up. descarada ([d̪eskaˈɾað̞a]) and descargada ([d̪eskaɾˈɣ̞að̞a]) 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 62728, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

descarada is recorded at frequency rank #21,974, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪eskaˈɾað̞a]. descargada is at rank #40,754, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪eskaɾˈɣ̞að̞a].

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 62728, this pair ranks #51,031 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of descarada vs descargada

Shared letters: acders. Private to "descarada": -. Private to "descargada": g.

"descarada" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV  ·  "descargada" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • descaradaddescarada · decsarada · desacrada · descaarda · descaraad · descaradda · descardaa · descarrada
  • descargadaddescargada · decsargada · desacrgada · descagrada · descaragda · descargaad · descargadda · descargdaa

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "descarada" for "descargada" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([d̪eskaˈɾað̞a] versus [d̪eskaɾˈɣ̞að̞a]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "descarada" vs "descargada" - which ranks higher?
"descarada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,974 in our Spanish list, against #40,754 for "descargada". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "descarada" and "descargada" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "descarada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "descargada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #51,031 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "descarada" and "descargada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "desarmada vs descargada". 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 #51,031 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list