Which to use
“descargan” and “descargas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,516
- “descargan” frequency rank
- #11,205
- “descargas” frequency rank
- 47721
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | descargan | descargas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de descargar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de descargar. |
Where the eye mixes descargan and descargas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. descargan and descargas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between descargan and descargas
A purely visual mix-up. descargan ([d̪esˈkaɾɣ̞ãn]) and descargas ([d̪esˈkaɾɣ̞as]) 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 s in “descargas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47721, 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]. 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 47721, this pair ranks #118,497 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of descargan vs descargas
Shared letters: acdegrs. Private to "descargan": n. Private to "descargas": -.
"descargan" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "descargas" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "descargan" and "descargas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "descargan" or "descargas" show up more?
What to do next
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 "descargas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #118,497 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "descargan" and "descargas" 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 #118,497 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.