descargarsevsdescargasTell them apart

Which to use

“descargarse” and “descargas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#33,535
“descargarse” frequency rank
#11,205
“descargas” frequency rank
44740
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature descargarse descargas
Definition Descargar (uso pronominal de ...) Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de descargar.

Where the eye mixes descargarse and descargas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. descargarse runs 11 letters (CVCCVCCVCCV) against descargas's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

11 ch
descargarse
9 ch
descargas

Look-alike desk: descargarse vs descargas

A purely visual mix-up. descargarse ([d̪eskaɾˈɣ̞aɾse]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44740, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

descargarse is recorded at frequency rank #33,535, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪eskaɾˈɣ̞aɾse]. 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 44740, this pair ranks #135,377 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of descargarse vs descargas

Shared letters: acdegrs. Private to "descargarse": -. Private to "descargas": -.

"descargarse" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCV  ·  "descargas" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • descargarse ← ddescargarse · decsargarse · desacrgarse · descagrarse · descaragrse · descargarce · descargares · descargarrse
  • descargas ← ddescargas · decsargas · desacrgas · descagras · descarags · descargass · descarggas · descargsa

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "descargarse" and "descargas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([d̪eskaɾˈɣ̞aɾse] versus [d̪esˈkaɾɣ̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "descargarse" vs "descargas" - which ranks higher?
"descargas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,205 in our Spanish list, against #33,535 for "descargarse". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "descargarse" 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 #135,377 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "descargarse" 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 #135,377 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list