Which to use
“design” is a noun and “designa” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,813
- “design” frequency rank
- #16,074
- “designa” frequency rank
- 32887
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | design | designa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Una especificación de un objeto o proceso, que se refiere a los requisitos que deben satisfacerse y, por tanto, a las condiciones que deben cumplirse para resolver un problema. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de designar. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set design and designa apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
design and designa form a confusable pair in the Spanish index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “design” sits inside “designa” - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32887, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
design is recorded at frequency rank #16,813, classified as anoun, pronounced /dɪˈzaɪn/. designa is at rank #16,074, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈsiɣ̞na].
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 32887, this pair ranks #199,673 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering design vs designa
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “design”; for a verb, it's “designa”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “design” entry
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