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

#4,413
“disfruta” frequency rank
#17,945
“disfrutes” frequency rank
22358
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature disfruta disfrutes
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 subjuntivo de disfrutar.

Where the eye mixes disfruta and disfrutes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. disfruta runs 8 letters (CVCCCVCV) against disfrutes's 9 (CVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
disfruta
9 ch
disfrutes

Why the eye confuses disfruta with disfrutes

A purely visual mix-up. disfruta ([d̪isˈfɾut̪a]) and disfrutes ([d̪isˈfɾut̪es]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22358, 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]. disfrutes is at rank #17,945, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪isˈfɾut̪es].

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 22358, this pair ranks #250,704 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of disfruta vs disfrutes

Shared letters: dfirstu. Private to "disfruta": a. Private to "disfrutes": e.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • disfruta ← ddisfruta · difsruta · disffruta · disfrruta · disfrtua · disfruat · disfrutta · disfurta
  • disfrutes ← ddisfrutes · difsrutes · disffrutes · disfrrutes · disfrtues · disfruets · disfrutess · disfrutse

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "disfruta" and "disfrutes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([d̪isˈfɾut̪a] versus [d̪isˈfɾut̪es]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "disfruta" or "disfrutes"?
"disfruta" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,413 in our Spanish list, against #17,945 for "disfrutes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "disfruta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "disfrutes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #250,704 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "disfruta" and "disfrutes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "disfrutemos vs disfrutes". 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 #250,704 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