Which to use
“desfilan” and “destila” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,855
- “desfilan” frequency rank
- #43,517
- “destila” frequency rank
- 85372
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | desfilan | destila |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de desfilar. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de destilar. |
Where the eye mixes desfilan and destila
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. desfilan runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against destila's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: desfilan vs destila
A purely visual mix-up. desfilan ([d̪esˈfilãn]) and destila ([d̪esˈt̪ila]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 85372, 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]. destila is at rank #43,517, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪esˈt̪ila].
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 85372, this pair ranks #6,185 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of desfilan vs destila
Shared letters: adeils. Private to "desfilan": fn. Private to "destila": t.
"desfilan" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "destila" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "desfilan" and "destila" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "desfilan" or "destila" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "desfilan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "destila" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #6,185 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "desfilan" and "destila" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "destapa vs destila". 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 #6,185 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.