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“discuta” and “disgusta” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#33,086
“discuta” frequency rank
#28,336
“disgusta” frequency rank
61422
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature discuta disgusta
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de discutir. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de disgustar.

Where the eye mixes discuta and disgusta

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. discuta runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against disgusta's 8 (CVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
discuta
8 ch
disgusta

Why the eye confuses discuta with disgusta

A purely visual mix-up. discuta ([d̪isˈkut̪a]) and disgusta ([d̪isˈɣ̞ust̪a]) 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 61422, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

discuta is recorded at frequency rank #33,086, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪isˈkut̪a]. disgusta is at rank #28,336, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪isˈɣ̞ust̪a].

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 61422, this pair ranks #55,530 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of discuta vs disgusta

Shared letters: adistu. Private to "discuta": c. Private to "disgusta": g.

"discuta" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "disgusta" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • discuta ← ddiscuta · dicsuta · disccuta · disctua · discuat · discutta · disscuta · disucta
  • disgusta ← ddisgusta · digsusta · disggusta · disgsuta · disgusat · disgussta · disgustta · disgutsa

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "discuta" and "disgusta" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([d̪isˈkut̪a] versus [d̪isˈɣ̞ust̪a]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "discuta" vs "disgusta" - which ranks higher?
"disgusta" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,336 in our Spanish list, against #33,086 for "discuta". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "discuta" and "disgusta" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "discuta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "disgusta" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #55,530 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "discuta" and "disgusta" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "discuta vs discutirá". 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 #55,530 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list