Which to use
“disfrazan” and “disfrazar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,526
- “disfrazan” frequency rank
- #33,087
- “disfrazar” frequency rank
- 76613
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | disfrazan | disfrazar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de disfrazar. | Desfigurar la apariencia natural de algo o alguien para que no pueda ser reconocido. |
Where the eye mixes disfrazan and disfrazar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. disfrazan and disfrazar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses disfrazan with disfrazar
A purely visual mix-up. disfrazan ([d̪isˈfɾasãn]) and disfrazar ([d̪isfɾaˈsaɾ]) 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 a single letter - n in “disfrazan” becomes r in “disfrazar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76613, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
disfrazan is recorded at frequency rank #43,526, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪isˈfɾasãn]. disfrazar is at rank #33,087, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪isfɾaˈsaɾ].
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 76613, this pair ranks #17,413 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of disfrazan vs disfrazar
Shared letters: adfirsz. Private to "disfrazan": n. Private to "disfrazar": -.
"disfrazan" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC · "disfrazar" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "disfrazan" for "disfrazar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "disfrazan" vs "disfrazar" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "disfrazan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "disfrazar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #17,413 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "disfrazan" and "disfrazar" 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 #17,413 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.