discutidasvsdisputadasConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#45,269
“discutidas” frequency rank
#35,468
“disputadas” frequency rank
80737
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature discutidas disputadas
Definition Forma del femenino plural de discutido, participio de discutir. Forma del femenino plural de disputado, participio de disputar.

Where the eye mixes discutidas and disputadas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. discutidas and disputadas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

10 ch
discutidas
10 ch
disputadas

Visual trap between discutidas and disputadas

A purely visual mix-up. discutidas ([d̪iskuˈt̪ið̞as]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80737, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

discutidas is recorded at frequency rank #45,269, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪iskuˈt̪ið̞as]. 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 80737, this pair ranks #11,291 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of discutidas vs disputadas

Shared letters: adistu. Private to "discutidas": c. Private to "disputadas": p.

"discutidas" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC  ·  "disputadas" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • discutidas ← ddiscutidas · dicsutidas · disccutidas · disctuidas · discuitdas · discutdias · discutiads · discutidass
  • disputadas ← ddisputadas · dipsutadas · dispputadas · disptuadas · dispuatdas · disputaads · disputadass · disputaddas

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "discutidas" and "disputadas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([d̪iskuˈt̪ið̞as] versus [d̪ispuˈt̪að̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "discutidas" vs "disputadas" - which ranks higher?
"disputadas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #35,468 in our Spanish list, against #45,269 for "discutidas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "discutidas" 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 #11,291 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "discutidas" and "disputadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "discutidas 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 #11,291 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