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.
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?
Frequency check: "desplazan" vs "desplazaron" - which ranks higher?
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.