Which to use
“descargar” and “descartan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,780
- “descargar” frequency rank
- #39,153
- “descartan” frequency rank
- 43933
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | descargar | descartan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Retirar o bajar la carga de un transporte. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de descartar o de descartarse. |
Where the eye mixes descargar and descartan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. descargar and descartan follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: descargar vs descartan
A purely visual mix-up. descargar ([d̪eskaɾˈɣ̞aɾ]) and descartan ([d̪esˈkaɾt̪ãn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43933, 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]. descartan is at rank #39,153, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪esˈkaɾt̪ãn].
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 43933, this pair ranks #139,844 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of descargar vs descartan
Shared letters: acders. Private to "descargar": g. Private to "descartan": nt.
"descargar" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "descartan" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "descargar" for "descartan" ever safe?
Frequency check: "descargar" vs "descartan" - 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 "descartan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #139,844 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "descargar" and "descartan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "descartan vs descarto". 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 #139,844 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.