Which to use
“descargan” and “descarguen” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,516
- “descargan” frequency rank
- #46,483
- “descarguen” frequency rank
- 82999
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | descargan | descarguen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de descargar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de descargar. |
Where the eye mixes descargan and descarguen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. descargan runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against descarguen's 10 (CVCCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between descargan and descarguen
A purely visual mix-up. descargan ([d̪esˈkaɾɣ̞ãn]) and descarguen ([d̪esˈkaɾɣ̞ẽn]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82999, 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]. descarguen is at rank #46,483, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪esˈkaɾɣ̞ẽn].
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 82999, this pair ranks #8,606 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of descargan vs descarguen
Shared letters: acdegnrs. Private to "descargan": -. Private to "descarguen": u.
"descargan" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "descarguen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- descargan ← ddescargan · decsargan · desacrgan · descagran · descaragn · descargann · descarggan · descargna
- descarguen ← ddescarguen · decsarguen · desacrguen · descagruen · descargeun · descargguen · descarguenn · descargune
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "descargan" and "descarguen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "descargan" or "descarguen" show up more?
After this comparison
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 "descarguen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #8,606 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "descargan" and "descarguen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "descargada vs descargan". 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 #8,606 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.