Which to use
“descargue” is a noun and “descarguen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,829
- “descargue” frequency rank
- #46,483
- “descarguen” frequency rank
- 71312
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | descargue | descarguen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción de descargar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de descargar. |
Where the eye mixes descargue and descarguen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. descargue runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVV) against descarguen's 10 (CVCCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses descargue with descarguen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: descargue is [d̪esˈkaɾɣ̞e] while descarguen is [d̪esˈkaɾɣ̞ẽn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “descargue” sits inside “descarguen”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71312, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
descargue is recorded at frequency rank #24,829, classified as anoun, pronounced [d̪esˈkaɾɣ̞e]. descarguen is at rank #46,483, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪esˈkaɾɣ̞ẽn].
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 71312, this pair ranks #27,797 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of descargue vs descarguen
Shared letters: acdegrsu. Private to "descargue": -. Private to "descarguen": n.
"descargue" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVV · "descarguen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- descargue ← ddescargue · decsargue · desacrgue · descagrue · descargeu · descarggue · descarrgue · descaruge
- descarguen ← ddescarguen · decsarguen · desacrguen · descagruen · descargeun · descargguen · descarguenn · descargune
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "descargue" and "descarguen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "descargue" or "descarguen" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "descargue" and "descarguen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "descargue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "descarguen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,797 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "descargue" and "descarguen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "descargan 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 #27,797 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.