Which to use
“desplegada” and “desplegadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,548
- “desplegada” frequency rank
- #37,028
- “desplegadas” frequency rank
- 74576
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | desplegada | desplegadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de desplegado, participio de desplegar. | Forma del femenino plural de desplegado, participio de desplegar. |
Where the eye mixes desplegada and desplegadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. desplegada runs 10 letters (CVCCCVCVCV) against desplegadas's 11 (CVCCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between desplegada and desplegadas
A purely visual mix-up. desplegada ([d̪espleˈɣ̞að̞a]) and desplegadas ([d̪espleˈɣ̞að̞as]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “desplegada” sits inside “desplegadas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74576, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
desplegada is recorded at frequency rank #37,548, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪espleˈɣ̞að̞a]. desplegadas is at rank #37,028, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪espleˈɣ̞að̞as].
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 74576, this pair ranks #21,069 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of desplegada vs desplegadas
Shared letters: adeglps. Private to "desplegada": -. Private to "desplegadas": -.
"desplegada" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCV · "desplegadas" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- desplegada ← ddesplegada · depslegada · deslpegada · despelgada · despleagda · desplegaad · desplegadda · desplegdaa
- desplegadas ← ddesplegadas · depslegadas · deslpegadas · despelgadas · despleagdas · desplegaads · desplegadass · desplegaddas
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "desplegada" and "desplegadas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "desplegada" or "desplegadas"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "desplegada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "desplegadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #21,069 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "desplegada" and "desplegadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "desplegada vs desplegando". 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 #21,069 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.