Which to use
“disculpa” and “disculpas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,506
- “disculpa” frequency rank
- #4,326
- “disculpas” frequency rank
- 8832
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | disculpa | disculpas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Argumento con el que se intenta negar o quitar importancia a una culpa. | Forma del plural de disculpa. |
Where the eye mixes disculpa and disculpas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. disculpa runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against disculpas's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between disculpa and disculpas
A purely visual mix-up. disculpa ([d̪isˈkulpa]) and disculpas ([d̪isˈkulpas]) 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) - “disculpa” sits inside “disculpas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8832, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
disculpa is recorded at frequency rank #4,506, classified as anoun, pronounced [d̪isˈkulpa]. disculpas is at rank #4,326, tagged as anoun, pronounced [d̪isˈkulpas].
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 8832, this pair ranks #303,783 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of disculpa vs disculpas
Shared letters: acdilpsu. Private to "disculpa": -. Private to "disculpas": -.
"disculpa" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "disculpas" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "disculpa" for "disculpas" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "disculpa" or "disculpas" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "disculpa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "disculpas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #303,783 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "disculpa" and "disculpas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "disculpa vs disculpado". 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 #303,783 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.