Which to use
“disfrutar” and “disfrutes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,205
- “disfrutar” frequency rank
- #17,945
- “disfrutes” frequency rank
- 20150
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | disfrutar | disfrutes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Percibir o gozar los productos y utilidades de una cosa. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de disfrutar. |
Where the eye mixes disfrutar and disfrutes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. disfrutar and disfrutes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: disfrutar vs disfrutes
A purely visual mix-up. disfrutar ([d̪isfɾuˈt̪aɾ]) 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 20150, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
disfrutar is recorded at frequency rank #2,205, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪isfɾuˈt̪aɾ]. 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 20150, this pair ranks #260,580 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of disfrutar vs disfrutes
Shared letters: dfirstu. Private to "disfrutar": a. Private to "disfrutes": e.
"disfrutar" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC · "disfrutes" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "disfrutar" and "disfrutes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "disfrutar" vs "disfrutes" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "disfrutar" and "disfrutes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "disfrutar" 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 #260,580 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "disfrutar" 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 #260,580 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.