descargasvsdescargueWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: descargas is a verb, descargue is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“descargas” is a verb and “descargue” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#11,205
“descargas” frequency rank
#24,829
“descargue” frequency rank
36034
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature descargas descargue
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de descargar. Acción de descargar.

Where the eye mixes descargas and descargue

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. descargas (CVCCVCCVC) and descargue (CVCCVCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

9 ch
descargas
9 ch
descargue

Visual trap between descargas and descargue

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: descargas is [d̪esˈkaɾɣ̞as] while descargue is [d̪esˈkaɾɣ̞e]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36034, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

descargas is recorded at frequency rank #11,205, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪esˈkaɾɣ̞as]. descargue is at rank #24,829, tagged as anoun, pronounced [d̪esˈkaɾɣ̞e].

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 36034, this pair ranks #182,840 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of descargas vs descargue

Shared letters: acdegrs. Private to "descargas": -. Private to "descargue": u.

"descargas" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC  ·  "descargue" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • descargas ← ddescargas · decsargas · desacrgas · descagras · descarags · descargass · descarggas · descargsa
  • descargue ← ddescargue · decsargue · desacrgue · descagrue · descargeu · descarggue · descarrgue · descaruge

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "descargas" for "descargue" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "descargas" is a verb and "descargue" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "descargas" vs "descargue" - which ranks higher?
"descargas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,205 in our Spanish list, against #24,829 for "descargue". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "descargas" and "descargue" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "descargas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "descargue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #182,840 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "descargas" and "descargue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "descargue vs descarguen". 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 #182,840 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