disfrutasvsdisputasWhich spelling fits?

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

#24,122
“disfrutas” frequency rank
#11,558
“disputas” frequency rank
35680
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature disfrutas disputas
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de disfrutar. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de disputar.

Where the eye mixes disfrutas and disputas

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

9 ch
disfrutas
8 ch
disputas

Visual trap between disfrutas and disputas

A purely visual mix-up. disfrutas ([d̪isˈfɾut̪as]) and disputas ([d̪isˈput̪as]) 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 35680, 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]. disputas is at rank #11,558, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪isˈput̪as].

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 35680, this pair ranks #184,761 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of disfrutas vs disputas

Shared letters: adistu. Private to "disfrutas": fr. Private to "disputas": p.

"disfrutas" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC  ·  "disputas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • disfrutas ← ddisfrutas · difsrutas · disffrutas · disfrrutas · disfrtuas · disfruats · disfrutass · disfrutsa
  • disputas ← ddisputas · dipsutas · dispputas · disptuas · dispuats · disputass · disputsa · disputtas

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "disfrutas" for "disputas" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([d̪isˈfɾut̪as] versus [d̪isˈput̪as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "disfrutas" or "disputas"?
"disputas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,558 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.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "disfrutas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "disputas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #184,761 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "disfrutas" and "disputas" 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 #184,761 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