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.
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?
Which is more common, "despliega" or "despliegan"?
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.