Which to use
“desmentir” and “disentir” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,804
- “desmentir” frequency rank
- #41,868
- “disentir” frequency rank
- 68672
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | desmentir | disentir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Declarar mentira o falso lo declarado por otro. | Estar en desacuerdo, no concordar o convenir con la opinión de alguien. |
Where the eye mixes desmentir and disentir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. desmentir runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against disentir's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: desmentir vs disentir
A purely visual mix-up. desmentir ([d̪esmẽn̪ˈt̪iɾ]) and disentir ([d̪isẽn̪ˈt̪iɾ]) 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 68672, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
desmentir is recorded at frequency rank #26,804, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪esmẽn̪ˈt̪iɾ]. disentir is at rank #41,868, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪isẽn̪ˈt̪iɾ].
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 68672, this pair ranks #33,882 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of desmentir vs disentir
Shared letters: deinrst. Private to "desmentir": m. Private to "disentir": -.
"desmentir" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "disentir" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "desmentir" and "disentir" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "desmentir" or "disentir" 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 "desmentir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "disentir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #33,882 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "desmentir" and "disentir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "disentir vs divertir". 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 #33,882 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.