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“disfrutaban” and “disfrutaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,869
- “disfrutaban” frequency rank
- #26,006
- “disfrutaron” frequency rank
- 67875
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | disfrutaban | disfrutaron |
|---|---|---|
| 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 pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de disfrutar. |
Where the eye mixes disfrutaban and disfrutaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. disfrutaban and disfrutaron follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: disfrutaban vs disfrutaron
A purely visual mix-up. disfrutaban ([d̪isfɾuˈt̪aβ̞ãn]) and disfrutaron ([d̪isfɾuˈt̪aɾõn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67875, 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]. disfrutaron is at rank #26,006, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪isfɾuˈt̪aɾõn].
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 67875, this pair ranks #35,982 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of disfrutaban vs disfrutaron
Shared letters: adfinrstu. Private to "disfrutaban": b. Private to "disfrutaron": o.
"disfrutaban" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVC · "disfrutaron" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- disfrutaban ← ddisfrutaban · difsrutaban · disffrutaban · disfrrutaban · disfrtuaban · disfruatban · disfrutaabn · disfrutabann
- disfrutaron ← ddisfrutaron · difsrutaron · disffrutaron · disfrrutaron · disfrtuaron · disfruatron · disfrutaorn · disfrutarno
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "disfrutaban" and "disfrutaron" be used interchangeably?
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "disfrutaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "disfrutaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #35,982 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "disfrutaban" and "disfrutaron" 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 #35,982 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.