Which to use
“dibujan” and “dibujar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,079
- “dibujan” frequency rank
- #8,371
- “dibujar” frequency rank
- 41450
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dibujan | dibujar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de dibujar. | Hacer un dibujo. |
Where the eye mixes dibujan and dibujar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: dibujan vs dibujar
A purely visual mix-up. dibujan ([d̪iˈβ̞uxãn]) and dibujar ([d̪iβ̞uˈxaɾ]) 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 a single letter - n in “dibujan” becomes r in “dibujar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41450, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dibujan is recorded at frequency rank #33,079, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪iˈβ̞uxãn]. dibujar is at rank #8,371, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪iβ̞uˈxaɾ].
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 41450, this pair ranks #153,578 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dibujan vs dibujar
Shared letters: abdiju. Private to "dibujan": n. Private to "dibujar": r.
"dibujan" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "dibujar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dibujan" and "dibujar" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "dibujan" vs "dibujar" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dibujan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dibujar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #153,578 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dibujan" and "dibujar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dibujaba vs dibujan". 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 #153,578 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.