Which to use
“deshace” and “deshacen” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,027
- “deshace” frequency rank
- #44,688
- “deshacen” frequency rank
- 74715
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | deshace | deshacen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de deshacer. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de deshacer o de deshacerse. |
Where the eye mixes deshace and deshacen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. deshace runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against deshacen's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses deshace with deshacen
A purely visual mix-up. deshace ([d̪esˈase]) and deshacen ([d̪esˈasẽn]) 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 extra letter(s) - “deshace” sits inside “deshacen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74715, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
deshace is recorded at frequency rank #30,027, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪esˈase]. deshacen is at rank #44,688, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪esˈasẽn].
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 74715, this pair ranks #20,818 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of deshace vs deshacen
Shared letters: acdehs. Private to "deshace": -. Private to "deshacen": n.
"deshace" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "deshacen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "deshace" and "deshacen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "deshace" or "deshacen" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "deshace" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "deshacen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #20,818 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "deshace" and "deshacen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "desguace vs deshace". 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 #20,818 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.