Which to use
“descargada” is a participle and “descargas” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,754
- “descargada” frequency rank
- #11,205
- “descargas” frequency rank
- 51959
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | descargada | descargas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de descargado, participio de descargar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de descargar. |
Where the eye mixes descargada and descargas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. descargada runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCVCV) against descargas's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between descargada and descargas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: descargada is [d̪eskaɾˈɣ̞að̞a] while descargas is [d̪esˈkaɾɣ̞as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51959, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
descargada is recorded at frequency rank #40,754, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪eskaɾˈɣ̞að̞a]. descargas is at rank #11,205, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪esˈkaɾɣ̞as].
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 51959, this pair ranks #95,151 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of descargada vs descargas
Shared letters: acdegrs. Private to "descargada": -. Private to "descargas": -.
"descargada" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV · "descargas" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- descargada ← ddescargada · decsargada · desacrgada · descagrada · descaragda · descargaad · descargadda · descargdaa
- descargas ← ddescargas · decsargas · desacrgas · descagras · descarags · descargass · descarggas · descargsa
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "descargada" for "descargas" ever safe?
Which is more common, "descargada" or "descargas"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "descargada" and "descargas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "descargada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "descargas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #95,151 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "descargada" and "descargas" 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 #95,151 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.