Which to use
“descargar” and “descargas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,780
- “descargar” frequency rank
- #11,205
- “descargas” frequency rank
- 15985
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | descargar | descargas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Retirar o bajar la carga de un transporte. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de descargar. |
Where the eye mixes descargar and descargas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. descargar and descargas 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 descargar with descargas
A purely visual mix-up. descargar ([d̪eskaɾˈɣ̞aɾ]) 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 - r in “descargar” becomes s in “descargas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15985, 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]. 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 15985, this pair ranks #277,978 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of descargar vs descargas
Shared letters: acdegrs. Private to "descargar": -. Private to "descargas": -.
"descargar" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "descargas" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "descargar" and "descargas" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "descargar" vs "descargas" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "descargar" 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 #277,978 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "descargar" and "descargas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "descargada vs descargas". 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 #277,978 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.