Which to use
“descarga” is a noun and “descarte” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,001
- “descarga” frequency rank
- #33,536
- “descarte” frequency rank
- 37537
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | descarga | descarte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de descargar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de descartar o de descartarse. |
Where the eye mixes descarga and descarte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. descarga and descarte 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 descarga with descarte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: descarga is [d̪esˈkaɾɣ̞a] while descarte is [d̪esˈkaɾt̪e]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37537, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
descarga is recorded at frequency rank #4,001, classified as anoun, pronounced [d̪esˈkaɾɣ̞a]. descarte is at rank #33,536, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪esˈkaɾt̪e].
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 37537, this pair ranks #174,781 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of descarga vs descarte
Shared letters: acders. Private to "descarga": g. Private to "descarte": t.
"descarga" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "descarte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "descarga" for "descarte" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "descarga" or "descarte" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "descarga" and "descarte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "descarga" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "descarte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #174,781 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "descarga" and "descarte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "descarte vs descortés". 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 #174,781 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.