Which to use
“desmonta” and “desmontar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,948
- “desmonta” frequency rank
- #22,661
- “desmontar” frequency rank
- 71609
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | desmonta | desmontar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de desmontar. | Limpiar de arbustos o árboles un monte. |
Where the eye mixes desmonta and desmontar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. desmonta runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against desmontar's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: desmonta vs desmontar
A purely visual mix-up. desmonta ([d̪esˈmõn̪t̪a]) and desmontar ([d̪esmõn̪ˈt̪aɾ]) 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) - “desmonta” sits inside “desmontar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71609, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
desmonta is recorded at frequency rank #48,948, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪esˈmõn̪t̪a]. desmontar is at rank #22,661, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪esmõn̪ˈt̪aɾ].
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 71609, this pair ranks #27,116 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of desmonta vs desmontar
Shared letters: ademnost. Private to "desmonta": -. Private to "desmontar": r.
"desmonta" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "desmontar" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "desmonta" for "desmontar" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "desmonta" or "desmontar" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "desmonta" and "desmontar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "desmonta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "desmontar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,116 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "desmonta" and "desmontar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "desmonta vs déspota". 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 #27,116 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.