Which to use
“descargada” and “descartada” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,754
- “descargada” frequency rank
- #33,066
- “descartada” frequency rank
- 73820
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | descargada | descartada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de descargado, participio de descargar. | Forma del femenino de descartado, participio de descartar o de descartarse. |
Where the eye mixes descargada and descartada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between descargada and descartada
A purely visual mix-up. descargada ([d̪eskaɾˈɣ̞að̞a]) and descartada ([d̪eskaɾˈt̪að̞a]) 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 - g in “descargada” becomes t in “descartada”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73820, 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]. descartada is at rank #33,066, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪eskaɾˈt̪að̞a].
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 73820, this pair ranks #22,539 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of descargada vs descartada
Shared letters: acders. Private to "descargada": g. Private to "descartada": t.
"descargada" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV · "descartada" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- descargada ← ddescargada · decsargada · desacrgada · descagrada · descaragda · descargaad · descargadda · descargdaa
- descartada ← ddescartada · decsartada · desacrtada · descaratda · descarrtada · descartaad · descartadda · descartdaa
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "descargada" for "descartada" ever safe?
Frequency check: "descargada" vs "descartada" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "descargada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "descartada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #22,539 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "descargada" and "descartada" 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 #22,539 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.