Which to use
“diputados” and “disputadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,371
- “diputados” frequency rank
- #35,468
- “disputadas” frequency rank
- 36839
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | diputados | disputadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de diputado, participio de diputar. | Forma del femenino plural de disputado, participio de disputar. |
Where the eye mixes diputados and disputadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. diputados runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCVC) against disputadas's 10 (CVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses diputados with disputadas
A purely visual mix-up. diputados ([d̪ipuˈt̪að̞os]) and disputadas ([d̪ispuˈt̪að̞as]) 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 36839, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
diputados is recorded at frequency rank #1,371, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪ipuˈt̪að̞os]. disputadas is at rank #35,468, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪ispuˈt̪að̞as].
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 36839, this pair ranks #178,507 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of diputados vs disputadas
Shared letters: adipstu. Private to "diputados": o. Private to "disputadas": -.
"diputados" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "disputadas" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- diputados ← ddiputados · dipputados · diptuados · dipuatdos · diputaddos · diputadoss · diputadso · diputaods
- disputadas ← ddisputadas · dipsutadas · dispputadas · disptuadas · dispuatdas · disputaads · disputadass · disputaddas
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "diputados" for "disputadas" ever safe?
Which is more common, "diputados" or "disputadas"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "diputados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "disputadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #178,507 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "diputados" and "disputadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "disputaban vs disputadas". 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 #178,507 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.