Which to use
“disfruta” and “disfrutado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,413
- “disfruta” frequency rank
- #11,954
- “disfrutado” frequency rank
- 16367
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | disfruta | disfrutado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de disfrutar. | Participio de disfrutar. |
Where the eye mixes disfruta and disfrutado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. disfruta runs 8 letters (CVCCCVCV) against disfrutado's 10 (CVCCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses disfruta with disfrutado
A purely visual mix-up. disfruta ([d̪isˈfɾut̪a]) and disfrutado ([d̪isfɾuˈt̪að̞o]) 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) - “disfruta” sits inside “disfrutado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16367, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
disfruta is recorded at frequency rank #4,413, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪isˈfɾut̪a]. disfrutado is at rank #11,954, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪isfɾuˈt̪að̞o].
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 16367, this pair ranks #276,455 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of disfruta vs disfrutado
Shared letters: adfirstu. Private to "disfruta": -. Private to "disfrutado": o.
"disfruta" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV · "disfrutado" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- disfruta ← ddisfruta · difsruta · disffruta · disfrruta · disfrtua · disfruat · disfrutta · disfurta
- disfrutado ← ddisfrutado · difsrutado · disffrutado · disfrrutado · disfrtuado · disfruatdo · disfrutaddo · disfrutaod
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "disfruta" for "disfrutado" ever safe?
Which is more common, "disfruta" or "disfrutado"?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "disfruta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "disfrutado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #276,455 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "disfruta" and "disfrutado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "disfrutado vs disfrutará". 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 #276,455 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.