Which to use
“desplaza” is a verb and “desplazada” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,652
- “desplaza” frequency rank
- #33,074
- “desplazada” frequency rank
- 53726
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | desplaza | desplazada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de desplazar o de desplazarse. | Forma del femenino de desplazado, participio de desplazar o de desplazarse. |
Where the eye mixes desplaza and desplazada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. desplaza runs 8 letters (CVCCCVCV) against desplazada's 10 (CVCCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: desplaza vs desplazada
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: desplaza is [d̪esˈplasa] while desplazada is [d̪esplaˈsað̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “desplaza” sits inside “desplazada”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53726, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
desplaza is recorded at frequency rank #20,652, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪esˈplasa]. desplazada is at rank #33,074, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪esplaˈsað̞a].
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 53726, this pair ranks #86,505 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of desplaza vs desplazada
Shared letters: adelpsz. Private to "desplaza": -. Private to "desplazada": -.
"desplaza" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV · "desplazada" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- desplaza ← ddesplaza · depslaza · deslpaza · despalza · desplaaz · desplazza · despllaza · desplzaa
- desplazada ← ddesplazada · depslazada · deslpazada · despalzada · desplaazda · desplazaad · desplazadda · desplazdaa
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "desplaza" and "desplazada" be used interchangeably?
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "desplaza" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "desplazada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #86,505 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "desplaza" and "desplazada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "desplazada vs desplegada". 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 #86,505 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.