Which to use
“descubran” and “descubre” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,995
- “descubran” frequency rank
- #3,478
- “descubre” frequency rank
- 29473
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | descubran | descubre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de descubrir o de descubrirse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de descubrir o de descubrirse. |
Where the eye mixes descubran and descubre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. descubran runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against descubre's 8 (CVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses descubran with descubre
A purely visual mix-up. descubran ([d̪esˈkuβ̞ɾãn]) and descubre ([d̪esˈkuβ̞ɾe]) 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 29473, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
descubran is recorded at frequency rank #25,995, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪esˈkuβ̞ɾãn]. descubre is at rank #3,478, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪esˈkuβ̞ɾe].
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 29473, this pair ranks #216,850 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of descubran vs descubre
Shared letters: bcdersu. Private to "descubran": an. Private to "descubre": -.
"descubran" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "descubre" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "descubran" and "descubre" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "descubran" vs "descubre" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "descubran" and "descubre" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "descubran" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "descubre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #216,850 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "descubran" and "descubre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "descubran vs descubrirán". 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 #216,850 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.