Which to use
“descarte” and “desperté” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,536
- “descarte” frequency rank
- #9,800
- “desperté” frequency rank
- 43336
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | descarte | desperté |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de descartar o de descartarse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de despertar o de despertarse. |
Where the eye mixes descarte and desperté
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. descarte and desperté follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: descarte vs desperté
A purely visual mix-up. descarte ([d̪esˈkaɾt̪e]) and desperté ([d̪espeɾˈt̪e]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43336, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
descarte is recorded at frequency rank #33,536, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪esˈkaɾt̪e]. desperté is at rank #9,800, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪espeɾˈt̪e].
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 43336, this pair ranks #143,225 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of descarte vs desperté
Shared letters: derst. Private to "descarte": ac. Private to "desperté": pé.
"descarte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "desperté" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- descarte ← ddescarte · decsarte · desacrte · descaret · descarrte · descartte · descatre · desccarte
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "descarte" for "desperté" ever safe?
Frequency check: "descarte" vs "desperté" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "descarte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "desperté" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #143,225 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "descarte" and "desperté" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "descarte vs descortés". 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 #143,225 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.