Which to use
“desfase” and “disease” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,757
- “desfase” frequency rank
- #49,590
- “disease” frequency rank
- 90347
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | desfase | disease |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de desfasar o de desfasarse. | Enfermedad, dolencia. |
Where the eye mixes desfase and disease
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. desfase (CVCCVCV) and disease (CVCVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses desfase with disease
A purely visual mix-up. desfase ([d̪esˈfase]) and disease (/dɪˈziːz/) 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 90347, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
desfase is recorded at frequency rank #40,757, classified as anoun, pronounced [d̪esˈfase]. disease is at rank #49,590, tagged as anoun, pronounced /dɪˈziːz/.
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 90347, this pair ranks #2,568 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of desfase vs disease
Shared letters: ades. Private to "desfase": f. Private to "disease": i.
"desfase" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "disease" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "desfase" for "disease" ever safe?
Frequency check: "desfase" vs "disease" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "desfase" and "disease" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "desfase" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "disease" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,568 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "desfase" and "disease" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "disease vs dispare". 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 #2,568 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.