Which to use
“deshace” and “deshacer” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,027
- “deshace” frequency rank
- #16,556
- “deshacer” frequency rank
- 46583
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | deshace | deshacer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de deshacer. | Volver algo a su estado original. |
Where the eye mixes deshace and deshacer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. deshace runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against deshacer'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 deshacer
A purely visual mix-up. deshace ([d̪esˈase]) and deshacer ([d̪esaˈseɾ]) 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 “deshacer”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46583, 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]. deshacer is at rank #16,556, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪esaˈseɾ].
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 46583, this pair ranks #124,895 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of deshace vs deshacer
Shared letters: acdehs. Private to "deshace": -. Private to "deshacer": r.
"deshace" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "deshacer" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "deshace" for "deshacer" ever safe?
Frequency check: "deshace" vs "deshacer" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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 "deshacer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #124,895 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "deshace" and "deshacer" 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 #124,895 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.