Which to use
“disfrutaban” and “disfrutan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,869
- “disfrutaban” frequency rank
- #10,320
- “disfrutan” frequency rank
- 52189
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | disfrutaban | disfrutan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de disfrutar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de disfrutar. |
Where the eye mixes disfrutaban and disfrutan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. disfrutaban runs 11 letters (CVCCCVCVCVC) against disfrutan's 9 (CVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between disfrutaban and disfrutan
A purely visual mix-up. disfrutaban ([d̪isfɾuˈt̪aβ̞ãn]) and disfrutan ([d̪isˈfɾut̪ãn]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52189, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
disfrutaban is recorded at frequency rank #41,869, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪isfɾuˈt̪aβ̞ãn]. disfrutan is at rank #10,320, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪isˈfɾut̪ãn].
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 52189, this pair ranks #93,952 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of disfrutaban vs disfrutan
Shared letters: adfinrstu. Private to "disfrutaban": b. Private to "disfrutan": -.
"disfrutaban" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVC · "disfrutan" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- disfrutaban ← ddisfrutaban · difsrutaban · disffrutaban · disfrrutaban · disfrtuaban · disfruatban · disfrutaabn · disfrutabann
- disfrutan ← ddisfrutan · difsrutan · disffrutan · disfrrutan · disfrtuan · disfruatn · disfrutann · disfrutna
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "disfrutaban" and "disfrutan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "disfrutaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "disfrutan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #93,952 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "disfrutaban" and "disfrutan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "disfrutaban vs disputaban". 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 #93,952 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.