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Which to use

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

#23,025
“despliega” frequency rank
#40,764
“despliegan” frequency rank
63789
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature despliega despliegan
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de desplegar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de desplegar.

Where the eye mixes despliega and despliegan

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. despliega runs 9 letters (CVCCCVVCV) against despliegan's 10 (CVCCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
despliega
10 ch
despliegan

Visual trap between despliega and despliegan

A purely visual mix-up. despliega ([d̪esˈpljeɣ̞a]) and despliegan ([d̪esˈpljeɣ̞ãn]) 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) - “despliega” sits inside “despliegan”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63789, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

despliega is recorded at frequency rank #23,025, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪esˈpljeɣ̞a]. despliegan is at rank #40,764, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪esˈpljeɣ̞ãn].

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 63789, this pair ranks #47,612 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of despliega vs despliegan

Shared letters: adegilps. Private to "despliega": -. Private to "despliegan": n.

"despliega" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVVCV  ·  "despliegan" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • despliega ← ddespliega · depsliega · deslpiega · despilega · despleiga · desplieag · despliegga · despligea
  • despliegan ← ddespliegan · depsliegan · deslpiegan · despilegan · despleigan · desplieagn · despliegann · desplieggan

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "despliega" and "despliegan" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([d̪esˈpljeɣ̞a] versus [d̪esˈpljeɣ̞ãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "despliega" or "despliegan"?
"despliega" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,025 in our Spanish list, against #40,764 for "despliegan". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "despliega" and "despliegan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "despliega" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "despliegan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #47,612 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "despliega" and "despliegan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "despega vs despliega". 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 #47,612 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