Which to use
“disgusta” and “disgustado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,336
- “disgusta” frequency rank
- #31,320
- “disgustado” frequency rank
- 59656
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | disgusta | disgustado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de disgustar. | Participio de disgustar. |
Where the eye mixes disgusta and disgustado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. disgusta runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against disgustado's 10 (CVCCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between disgusta and disgustado
A purely visual mix-up. disgusta ([d̪isˈɣ̞ust̪a]) and disgustado ([d̪isɣ̞usˈt̪að̞o]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “disgusta” sits inside “disgustado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59656, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
disgusta is recorded at frequency rank #28,336, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪isˈɣ̞ust̪a]. disgustado is at rank #31,320, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪isɣ̞usˈt̪að̞o].
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 59656, this pair ranks #61,832 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of disgusta vs disgustado
Shared letters: adgistu. Private to "disgusta": -. Private to "disgustado": o.
"disgusta" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "disgustado" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- disgusta ← ddisgusta · digsusta · disggusta · disgsuta · disgusat · disgussta · disgustta · disgutsa
- disgustado ← ddisgustado · digsustado · disggustado · disgsutado · disgusatdo · disgusstado · disgustaddo · disgustaod
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "disgusta" and "disgustado" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "disgusta" or "disgustado" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "disgusta" and "disgustado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "disgusta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "disgustado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,832 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "disgusta" and "disgustado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "desgastado vs disgustado". 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 #61,832 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.