Which to use
“descartan” and “descarto” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,153
- “descartan” frequency rank
- #39,154
- “descarto” frequency rank
- 78307
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | descartan | descarto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de descartar o de descartarse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de descartar o de descartarse. |
Where the eye mixes descartan and descarto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. descartan runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against descarto's 8 (CVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between descartan and descarto
A purely visual mix-up. descartan ([d̪esˈkaɾt̪ãn]) and descarto ([d̪esˈkaɾt̪o]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78307, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
descartan is recorded at frequency rank #39,153, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪esˈkaɾt̪ãn]. descarto is at rank #39,154, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪esˈkaɾt̪o].
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 78307, this pair ranks #14,654 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of descartan vs descarto
Shared letters: acderst. Private to "descartan": n. Private to "descarto": o.
"descartan" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "descarto" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "descartan" for "descarto" ever safe?
Frequency check: "descartan" vs "descarto" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "descartan" and "descarto" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "descartan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "descarto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,654 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "descartan" and "descarto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "descarto vs desgarro". 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 #14,654 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.