Which to use
“disfraza” and “disfrazado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,557
- “disfraza” frequency rank
- #13,677
- “disfrazado” frequency rank
- 51234
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | disfraza | disfrazado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de disfrazar. | Participio de disfrazar. |
Where the eye mixes disfraza and disfrazado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. disfraza runs 8 letters (CVCCCVCV) against disfrazado's 10 (CVCCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses disfraza with disfrazado
A purely visual mix-up. disfraza ([d̪isˈfɾasa]) and disfrazado ([d̪isfɾaˈsað̞o]) 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 extra letter(s) - “disfraza” sits inside “disfrazado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51234, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
disfraza is recorded at frequency rank #37,557, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪isˈfɾasa]. disfrazado is at rank #13,677, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪isfɾaˈsað̞o].
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 51234, this pair ranks #98,932 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of disfraza vs disfrazado
Shared letters: adfirsz. Private to "disfraza": -. Private to "disfrazado": o.
"disfraza" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV · "disfrazado" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- disfraza ← ddisfraza · difsraza · disfarza · disffraza · disfraaz · disfrazza · disfrraza · disfrzaa
- disfrazado ← ddisfrazado · difsrazado · disfarzado · disffrazado · disfraazdo · disfrazaddo · disfrazaod · disfrazdao
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "disfraza" for "disfrazado" ever safe?
Frequency check: "disfraza" vs "disfrazado" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "disfraza" and "disfrazado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "disfraza" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "disfrazado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #98,932 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "disfraza" and "disfrazado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "disfraza vs disfrazan". 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 #98,932 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.