Which to use
“discutan” and “disputas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,258
- “discutan” frequency rank
- #11,558
- “disputas” frequency rank
- 51816
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | discutan | disputas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de discutir. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de disputar. |
Where the eye mixes discutan and disputas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. discutan and disputas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between discutan and disputas
A purely visual mix-up. discutan ([d̪isˈkut̪ãn]) and disputas ([d̪isˈput̪as]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51816, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
discutan is recorded at frequency rank #40,258, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪isˈkut̪ãn]. disputas is at rank #11,558, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪isˈput̪as].
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 51816, this pair ranks #95,887 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of discutan vs disputas
Shared letters: adistu. Private to "discutan": cn. Private to "disputas": p.
"discutan" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "disputas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "discutan" and "disputas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "discutan" vs "disputas" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "discutan" and "disputas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "discutan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "disputas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #95,887 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "discutan" and "disputas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "discutan vs discutas". 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 #95,887 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.