Which to use
“desfilan” and “desfilando” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,855
- “desfilan” frequency rank
- #45,257
- “desfilando” frequency rank
- 87112
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | desfilan | desfilando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de desfilar. | Gerundio de desfilar. |
Where the eye mixes desfilan and desfilando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. desfilan runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against desfilando's 10 (CVCCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between desfilan and desfilando
A purely visual mix-up. desfilan ([d̪esˈfilãn]) and desfilando ([d̪esfiˈlãn̪d̪o]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “desfilan” sits inside “desfilando”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 87112, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
desfilan is recorded at frequency rank #41,855, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪esˈfilãn]. desfilando is at rank #45,257, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪esfiˈlãn̪d̪o].
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 87112, this pair ranks #4,747 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of desfilan vs desfilando
Shared letters: adefilns. Private to "desfilan": -. Private to "desfilando": o.
"desfilan" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "desfilando" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- desfilan ← ddesfilan · defsilan · desffilan · desfialn · desfilann · desfillan · desfilna · desflian
- desfilando ← ddesfilando · defsilando · desffilando · desfialndo · desfiladno · desfilanddo · desfilanndo · desfilanod
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "desfilan" and "desfilando" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "desfilan" vs "desfilando" - 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 "desfilan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "desfilando" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #4,747 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "desfilan" and "desfilando" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "definan vs desfilan". 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 #4,747 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.