desplazanvsdesplazaronConfusable pair

Which to use

“desplazan” and “desplazaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#27,954
“desplazan” frequency rank
#41,858
“desplazaron” frequency rank
69812
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature desplazan desplazaron
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de desplazar o de desplazarse. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de desplazar o de desplazarse.

Where the eye mixes desplazan and desplazaron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. desplazan runs 9 letters (CVCCCVCVC) against desplazaron's 11 (CVCCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
desplazan
11 ch
desplazaron

Why the eye confuses desplazan with desplazaron

A purely visual mix-up. desplazan ([d̪esˈplasãn]) and desplazaron ([d̪esplaˈsaɾõn]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69812, 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]. desplazaron is at rank #41,858, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪esplaˈsaɾõn].

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 69812, this pair ranks #31,150 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of desplazan vs desplazaron

Shared letters: adelnpsz. Private to "desplazan": -. Private to "desplazaron": or.

"desplazan" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC  ·  "desplazaron" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • desplazan ← ddesplazan · depslazan · deslpazan · despalzan · desplaazn · desplazann · desplazna · desplazzan
  • desplazaron ← ddesplazaron · depslazaron · deslpazaron · despalzaron · desplaazron · desplazaorn · desplazarno · desplazaronn

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "desplazan" and "desplazaron" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([d̪esˈplasãn] versus [d̪esplaˈsaɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "desplazan" vs "desplazaron" - which ranks higher?
"desplazan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,954 in our Spanish list, against #41,858 for "desplazaron". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "desplazan" and "desplazaron" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "desplazan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "desplazaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #31,150 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "desplazan" and "desplazaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "desplazaron vs desplegaron". 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 #31,150 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list