Which to use
“descargan” and “descargar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,516
- “descargan” frequency rank
- #4,780
- “descargar” frequency rank
- 41296
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | descargan | descargar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de descargar. | Retirar o bajar la carga de un transporte. |
Where the eye mixes descargan and descargar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. descargan and descargar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses descargan with descargar
A purely visual mix-up. descargan ([d̪esˈkaɾɣ̞ãn]) and descargar ([d̪eskaɾˈɣ̞aɾ]) 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 - n in “descargan” becomes r in “descargar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41296, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
descargan is recorded at frequency rank #36,516, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪esˈkaɾɣ̞ãn]. descargar is at rank #4,780, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eskaɾˈɣ̞aɾ].
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 41296, this pair ranks #154,423 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of descargan vs descargar
Shared letters: acdegrs. Private to "descargan": n. Private to "descargar": -.
"descargan" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "descargar" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "descargan" and "descargar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "descargan" or "descargar"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "descargan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "descargar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #154,423 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "descargan" and "descargar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "descargan vs descarguen". 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 #154,423 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.