Which to use
“descubre” and “discurre” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,478
- “descubre” frequency rank
- #27,964
- “discurre” frequency rank
- 31442
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | descubre | discurre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de descubrir o de descubrirse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de discurrir. |
Where the eye mixes descubre and discurre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. descubre and discurre follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: descubre vs discurre
A purely visual mix-up. descubre ([d̪esˈkuβ̞ɾe]) and discurre ([d̪isˈkure]) 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 31442, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
descubre is recorded at frequency rank #3,478, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪esˈkuβ̞ɾe]. discurre is at rank #27,964, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪isˈkure].
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 31442, this pair ranks #207,057 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of descubre vs discurre
Shared letters: cdersu. Private to "descubre": b. Private to "discurre": i.
"descubre" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "discurre" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "descubre" for "discurre" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "descubre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "discurre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #207,057 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "descubre" and "discurre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "descubras vs descubre". 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 #207,057 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.