Which to use
“desplegado” and “desplegó” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,979
- “desplegado” frequency rank
- #25,998
- “desplegó” frequency rank
- 47977
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | desplegado | desplegó |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de desplegar. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de desplegar. |
Where the eye mixes desplegado and desplegó
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. desplegado runs 10 letters (CVCCCVCVCV) against desplegó's 8 (CVCCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between desplegado and desplegó
A purely visual mix-up. desplegado ([d̪espleˈɣ̞að̞o]) and desplegó ([d̪espleˈɣ̞o]) 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 47977, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
desplegado is recorded at frequency rank #21,979, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪espleˈɣ̞að̞o]. desplegó is at rank #25,998, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪espleˈɣ̞o].
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 47977, this pair ranks #117,026 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of desplegado vs desplegó
Shared letters: deglps. Private to "desplegado": ao. Private to "desplegó": ó.
"desplegado" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCV · "desplegó" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- desplegado ← ddesplegado · depslegado · deslpegado · despelgado · despleagdo · desplegaddo · desplegaod · desplegdao
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "desplegado" for "desplegó" ever safe?
Frequency check: "desplegado" vs "desplegó" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "desplegado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "desplegó" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #117,026 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "desplegado" and "desplegó" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "desplegado 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 #117,026 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.