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

#4,413
“disfruta” frequency rank
#24,122
“disfrutas” frequency rank
28535
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature disfruta disfrutas
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de disfrutar. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de disfrutar.

Where the eye mixes disfruta and disfrutas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. disfruta runs 8 letters (CVCCCVCV) against disfrutas's 9 (CVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
disfruta
9 ch
disfrutas

Why the eye confuses disfruta with disfrutas

A purely visual mix-up. disfruta ([d̪isˈfɾut̪a]) and disfrutas ([d̪isˈfɾut̪as]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “disfruta” sits inside “disfrutas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28535, 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]. disfrutas is at rank #24,122, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪isˈfɾut̪as].

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 28535, this pair ranks #221,544 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of disfruta vs disfrutas

Shared letters: adfirstu. Private to "disfruta": -. Private to "disfrutas": -.

"disfruta" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV  ·  "disfrutas" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • disfruta ← ddisfruta · difsruta · disffruta · disfrruta · disfrtua · disfruat · disfrutta · disfurta
  • disfrutas ← ddisfrutas · difsrutas · disffrutas · disfrrutas · disfrtuas · disfruats · disfrutass · disfrutsa

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "disfruta" for "disfrutas" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([d̪isˈfɾut̪a] versus [d̪isˈfɾut̪as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "disfruta" or "disfrutas"?
"disfruta" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,413 in our Spanish list, against #24,122 for "disfrutas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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  • Full dictionary entry for "disfruta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "disfrutas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #221,544 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "disfruta" and "disfrutas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "discutas vs disfrutas". 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 #221,544 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