Which to use
“desplegó” and “despliega” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,998
- “desplegó” frequency rank
- #23,025
- “despliega” frequency rank
- 49023
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | desplegó | despliega |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de desplegar. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de desplegar. |
Where the eye mixes desplegó and despliega
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. desplegó runs 8 letters (CVCCCVCV) against despliega's 9 (CVCCCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: desplegó vs despliega
A purely visual mix-up. desplegó ([d̪espleˈɣ̞o]) and despliega ([d̪esˈpljeɣ̞a]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49023, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
desplegó is recorded at frequency rank #25,998, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪espleˈɣ̞o]. despliega is at rank #23,025, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪esˈpljeɣ̞a].
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 49023, this pair ranks #111,198 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of desplegó vs despliega
Shared letters: deglps. Private to "desplegó": ó. Private to "despliega": ai.
"desplegó" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV · "despliega" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- despliega ← ddespliega · depsliega · deslpiega · despilega · despleiga · desplieag · despliegga · despligea
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "desplegó" for "despliega" ever safe?
Frequency check: "desplegó" vs "despliega" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "desplegó" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "despliega" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #111,198 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "desplegó" and "despliega" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "despliega vs despliegan". 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 #111,198 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.