Which to use
“descubran” and “descubrió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,995
- “descubran” frequency rank
- #4,503
- “descubrió” frequency rank
- 30498
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | descubran | descubrió |
|---|---|---|
| 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 pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de descubrir o de descubrirse. |
Where the eye mixes descubran and descubrió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. descubran (CVCCVCCVC) and descubrió (CVCCVCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: descubran vs descubrió
A purely visual mix-up. descubran ([d̪esˈkuβ̞ɾãn]) and descubrió ([d̪eskuˈβ̞ɾjo]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30498, 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]. descubrió is at rank #4,503, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eskuˈβ̞ɾjo].
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 30498, this pair ranks #211,678 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of descubran vs descubrió
Shared letters: bcdersu. Private to "descubran": an. Private to "descubrió": ió.
"descubran" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "descubrió" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- descubran ← ddescubran · decsubran · descburan · desccubran · descubarn · descubbran · descubrann · descubrna
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "descubran" for "descubrió" ever safe?
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What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "descubran" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "descubrió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #211,678 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "descubran" and "descubrió" 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 #211,678 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.