Which to use
“desplazaron” and “desplazarse” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,858
- “desplazaron” frequency rank
- #21,636
- “desplazarse” frequency rank
- 63494
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | desplazaron | desplazarse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de desplazar o de desplazarse. | Ir o moverse de un lugar a otro. |
Where the eye mixes desplazaron and desplazarse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: desplazaron vs desplazarse
A purely visual mix-up. desplazaron ([d̪esplaˈsaɾõn]) and desplazarse ([d̪esplaˈsaɾse]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63494, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
desplazaron is recorded at frequency rank #41,858, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪esplaˈsaɾõn]. desplazarse is at rank #21,636, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪esplaˈsaɾse].
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 63494, this pair ranks #48,556 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of desplazaron vs desplazarse
Shared letters: adelprsz. Private to "desplazaron": no. Private to "desplazarse": -.
"desplazaron" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVC · "desplazarse" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- desplazaron ← ddesplazaron · depslazaron · deslpazaron · despalzaron · desplaazron · desplazaorn · desplazarno · desplazaronn
- desplazarse ← ddesplazarse · depslazarse · deslpazarse · despalzarse · desplaazrse · desplazarce · desplazares · desplazarrse
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "desplazaron" for "desplazarse" ever safe?
Frequency check: "desplazaron" vs "desplazarse" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "desplazaron" and "desplazarse" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "desplazaron" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "desplazarse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #48,556 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "desplazaron" and "desplazarse" 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 #48,556 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.