Which to use
“desfilan” is a verb and “desfiles” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,855
- “desfilan” frequency rank
- #17,942
- “desfiles” frequency rank
- 59797
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | desfilan | desfiles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de desfilar. | Forma del plural de desfile. |
Where the eye mixes desfilan and desfiles
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. desfilan and desfiles follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between desfilan and desfiles
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: desfilan is [d̪esˈfilãn] while desfiles is [d̪esˈfiles]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59797, 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]. desfiles is at rank #17,942, tagged as anoun, pronounced [d̪esˈfiles].
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 59797, this pair ranks #61,307 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of desfilan vs desfiles
Shared letters: defils. Private to "desfilan": an. Private to "desfiles": -.
"desfilan" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "desfiles" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "desfilan" and "desfiles" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "desfilan" vs "desfiles" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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 "desfiles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,307 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "desfilan" and "desfiles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "desfilan vs desfilando". 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 #61,307 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.