Which to use
“disfrutan” and “disfrutes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,320
- “disfrutan” frequency rank
- #17,945
- “disfrutes” frequency rank
- 28265
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | disfrutan | disfrutes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de disfrutar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de disfrutar. |
Where the eye mixes disfrutan and disfrutes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. disfrutan and disfrutes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between disfrutan and disfrutes
A purely visual mix-up. disfrutan ([d̪isˈfɾut̪ãn]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28265, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
disfrutan is recorded at frequency rank #10,320, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪isˈfɾut̪ãn]. 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 28265, this pair ranks #222,864 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of disfrutan vs disfrutes
Shared letters: dfirstu. Private to "disfrutan": an. Private to "disfrutes": e.
"disfrutan" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC · "disfrutes" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "disfrutan" and "disfrutes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "disfrutan" vs "disfrutes" - which ranks higher?
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 "disfrutan" 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 #222,864 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "disfrutan" and "disfrutes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "disfrutan 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 #222,864 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.