Which to use
“descubren” and “descubres” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,623
- “descubren” frequency rank
- #30,025
- “descubres” frequency rank
- 39648
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | descubren | descubres |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de descubrir o de descubrirse. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de descubrir o de descubrirse. |
Where the eye mixes descubren and descubres
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. descubren and descubres follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses descubren with descubres
A purely visual mix-up. descubren ([d̪esˈkuβ̞ɾẽn]) and descubres ([d̪esˈkuβ̞ɾes]) 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 a single letter - n in “descubren” becomes s in “descubres”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39648, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
descubren is recorded at frequency rank #9,623, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪esˈkuβ̞ɾẽn]. descubres is at rank #30,025, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪esˈkuβ̞ɾes].
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 39648, this pair ranks #163,393 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of descubren vs descubres
Shared letters: bcdersu. Private to "descubren": n. Private to "descubres": -.
"descubren" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "descubres" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "descubren" for "descubres" ever safe?
Frequency check: "descubren" vs "descubres" - 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 "descubren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "descubres" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #163,393 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "descubren" and "descubres" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "descubras vs descubres". 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 #163,393 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.