Which to use
“descargar” and “descargarse” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,780
- “descargar” frequency rank
- #33,535
- “descargarse” frequency rank
- 38315
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | descargar | descargarse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Retirar o bajar la carga de un transporte. | Descargar (uso pronominal de ...) |
Where the eye mixes descargar and descargarse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. descargar runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against descargarse's 11 (CVCCVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between descargar and descargarse
A purely visual mix-up. descargar ([d̪eskaɾˈɣ̞aɾ]) and descargarse ([d̪eskaɾˈɣ̞aɾse]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “descargar” sits inside “descargarse”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38315, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
descargar is recorded at frequency rank #4,780, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪eskaɾˈɣ̞aɾ]. descargarse is at rank #33,535, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eskaɾˈɣ̞aɾse].
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 38315, this pair ranks #170,697 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of descargar vs descargarse
Shared letters: acdegrs. Private to "descargar": -. Private to "descargarse": -.
"descargar" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "descargarse" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- descargar ← ddescargar · decsargar · desacrgar · descagrar · descaragr · descargarr · descarggar · descargra
- descargarse ← ddescargarse · decsargarse · desacrgarse · descagrarse · descaragrse · descargarce · descargares · descargarrse
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "descargar" and "descargarse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "descargar" vs "descargarse" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "descargar" and "descargarse" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "descargar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "descargarse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #170,697 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "descargar" and "descargarse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "descargada vs descargar". 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 #170,697 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.