disfrutasvsdisfrutoTell them apart

Which to use

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

#24,122
“disfrutas” frequency rank
#11,955
“disfruto” frequency rank
36077
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature disfrutas disfruto
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de disfrutar. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de disfrutar.

Where the eye mixes disfrutas and disfruto

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

9 ch
disfrutas
8 ch
disfruto

Why the eye confuses disfrutas with disfruto

A purely visual mix-up. disfrutas ([d̪isˈfɾut̪as]) and disfruto ([d̪isˈfɾut̪o]) 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 36077, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

disfrutas is recorded at frequency rank #24,122, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪isˈfɾut̪as]. disfruto is at rank #11,955, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪isˈfɾut̪o].

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 36077, this pair ranks #182,602 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of disfrutas vs disfruto

Shared letters: dfirstu. Private to "disfrutas": a. Private to "disfruto": o.

"disfrutas" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC  ·  "disfruto" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • disfrutas ← ddisfrutas · difsrutas · disffrutas · disfrrutas · disfrtuas · disfruats · disfrutass · disfrutsa
  • disfruto ← ddisfruto · difsruto · disffruto · disfrruto · disfrtuo · disfruot · disfrutto · disfurto

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "disfrutas" for "disfruto" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([d̪isˈfɾut̪as] versus [d̪isˈfɾut̪o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "disfrutas" or "disfruto"?
"disfruto" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,955 in our Spanish list, against #24,122 for "disfrutas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "disfrutas" and "disfruto" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "disfrutas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "disfruto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #182,602 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "disfrutas" and "disfruto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "discutas vs disfrutas". 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 #182,602 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