Which to use
“disfruten” and “disfrutes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,490
- “disfruten” frequency rank
- #17,945
- “disfrutes” frequency rank
- 28435
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | disfruten | disfrutes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de disfrutar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de disfrutar. |
Where the eye mixes disfruten and disfrutes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. disfruten 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: disfruten vs disfrutes
A purely visual mix-up. disfruten ([d̪isˈfɾut̪ẽn]) 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 differ by a single letter - n in “disfruten” becomes s in “disfrutes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28435, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
disfruten is recorded at frequency rank #10,490, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪isˈfɾut̪ẽn]. 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 28435, this pair ranks #222,049 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of disfruten vs disfrutes
Shared letters: defirstu. Private to "disfruten": n. Private to "disfrutes": -.
"disfruten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC · "disfrutes" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "disfruten" and "disfrutes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "disfruten" vs "disfrutes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "disfruten" and "disfrutes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "disfruten" 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 #222,049 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "disfruten" 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 #222,049 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.