Which to use
“diputado” is a noun and “disputado” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,204
- “diputado” frequency rank
- #16,822
- “disputado” frequency rank
- 19026
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | diputado | disputado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Persona integrante de un parlamento o de una cámara de diputados. Represantan la soberanía popular. Tienen la responsabilidad de ser los representantes del pueblo y son elegidos por el voto libre y secreto de los ciudadanos. | Participio de disputar. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set diputado and disputado apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
diputado and disputado form a confusable pair in the Spanish index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19026, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
diputado is recorded at frequency rank #2,204, classified as anoun, pronounced [d̪ipuˈt̪að̞o]. disputado is at rank #16,822, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪ispuˈt̪að̞o].
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 19026, this pair ranks #265,494 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering diputado vs disputado
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “diputado”; for a verb, it's “disputado”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “diputado” entry
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