desplazaronvsdesplazarseConfusable pair

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.

11 ch
desplazaron
11 ch
desplazarse

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

  • desplazaronddesplazaron · depslazaron · deslpazaron · despalzaron · desplaazron · desplazaorn · desplazarno · desplazaronn
  • desplazarseddesplazarse · depslazarse · deslpazarse · despalzarse · desplaazrse · desplazarce · desplazares · desplazarrse

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "desplazaron" for "desplazarse" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([d̪esplaˈsaɾõn] versus [d̪esplaˈsaɾse]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "desplazaron" vs "desplazarse" - which ranks higher?
"desplazarse" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,636 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.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list