desplazaronvsdesplegaronWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#41,858
“desplazaron” frequency rank
#42,392
“desplegaron” frequency rank
84250
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes desplazaron and desplegaron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. desplazaron and desplegaron follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

11 ch
desplazaron
11 ch
desplegaron

Why the eye confuses desplazaron with desplegaron

A purely visual mix-up. desplazaron ([d̪esplaˈsaɾõn]) and desplegaron ([d̪espleˈɣ̞aɾõn]) 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 84250, 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]. desplegaron is at rank #42,392, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪espleˈɣ̞aɾõn].

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 84250, this pair ranks #7,242 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of desplazaron vs desplegaron

Shared letters: adelnoprs. Private to "desplazaron": z. Private to "desplegaron": g.

"desplazaron" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVC  ·  "desplegaron" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • desplazaron ← ddesplazaron · depslazaron · deslpazaron · despalzaron · desplaazron · desplazaorn · desplazarno · desplazaronn
  • desplegaron ← ddesplegaron · depslegaron · deslpegaron · despelgaron · despleagron · desplegaorn · desplegarno · desplegaronn

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "desplazaron" for "desplegaron" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([d̪esplaˈsaɾõn] versus [d̪espleˈɣ̞aɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "desplazaron" vs "desplegaron" - which ranks higher?
"desplazaron" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #41,858 in our Spanish list, against #42,392 for "desplegaron". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "desplazaron" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "desplegaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #7,242 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "desplazaron" and "desplegaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "desplegados 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 #7,242 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