Which to use
“desplazan” and “desplazando” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,954
- “desplazan” frequency rank
- #33,075
- “desplazando” frequency rank
- 61029
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | desplazan | desplazando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de desplazar o de desplazarse. | Gerundio de desplazar. |
Where the eye mixes desplazan and desplazando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. desplazan runs 9 letters (CVCCCVCVC) against desplazando's 11 (CVCCCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: desplazan vs desplazando
A purely visual mix-up. desplazan ([d̪esˈplasãn]) and desplazando ([d̪esplaˈsãn̪d̪o]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “desplazan” sits inside “desplazando”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61029, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
desplazan is recorded at frequency rank #27,954, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪esˈplasãn]. desplazando is at rank #33,075, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪esplaˈsãn̪d̪o].
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 61029, this pair ranks #56,872 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of desplazan vs desplazando
Shared letters: adelnpsz. Private to "desplazan": -. Private to "desplazando": o.
"desplazan" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC · "desplazando" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- desplazan ← ddesplazan · depslazan · deslpazan · despalzan · desplaazn · desplazann · desplazna · desplazzan
- desplazando ← ddesplazando · depslazando · deslpazando · despalzando · desplaazndo · desplazadno · desplazanddo · desplazanndo
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "desplazan" and "desplazando" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "desplazan" or "desplazando" 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 "desplazan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "desplazando" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #56,872 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "desplazan" and "desplazando" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "desplazando vs desplegando". 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 #56,872 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.