Which to use
“deseados” is a verb and “diseñados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,085
- “deseados” frequency rank
- #11,953
- “diseñados” frequency rank
- 31038
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | deseados | diseñados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de deseado, participio de desear. | Forma del plural de diseñado, participio de diseñar. |
Where the eye mixes deseados and diseñados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between deseados and diseñados
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: deseados is [d̪eseˈað̞os] while diseñados is [d̪iseˈɲað̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31038, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
deseados is recorded at frequency rank #19,085, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪eseˈað̞os]. diseñados is at rank #11,953, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪iseˈɲað̞os].
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 31038, this pair ranks #209,105 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of deseados vs diseñados
Shared letters: adeos. Private to "deseados": -. Private to "diseñados": iñ.
"deseados" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "diseñados" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- deseados ← ddeseados · deceados · deesados · desaedos · deseaddos · deseadoss · deseadso · deseaods
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "deseados" for "diseñados" ever safe?
Which is more common, "deseados" or "diseñados"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "deseados" and "diseñados" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "deseados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "diseñados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #209,105 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "deseados" and "diseñados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "deseados vs despejados". 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 #209,105 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.