Which to use
“disculpado” and “disculpo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,357
- “disculpado” frequency rank
- #29,605
- “disculpo” frequency rank
- 77962
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | disculpado | disculpo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de disculpar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de disculpar o de disculparse. |
Where the eye mixes disculpado and disculpo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. disculpado runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCVCV) against disculpo's 8 (CVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between disculpado and disculpo
A purely visual mix-up. disculpado ([d̪iskulˈpað̞o]) and disculpo ([d̪isˈkulpo]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77962, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
disculpado is recorded at frequency rank #48,357, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪iskulˈpað̞o]. disculpo is at rank #29,605, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪isˈkulpo].
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 77962, this pair ranks #15,173 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of disculpado vs disculpo
Shared letters: cdilopsu. Private to "disculpado": a. Private to "disculpo": -.
"disculpado" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV · "disculpo" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- disculpado ← ddisculpado · dicsulpado · discculpado · disclupado · disculapdo · discullpado · disculpaddo · disculpaod
- disculpo ← ddisculpo · dicsulpo · discculpo · disclupo · discullpo · disculop · disculppo · discuplo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "disculpado" for "disculpo" ever safe?
Which is more common, "disculpado" or "disculpo"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "disculpado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "disculpo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #15,173 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "disculpado" and "disculpo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "disculpado vs disculpan". 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 #15,173 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.