Which to use
“disminuir” and “disminuye” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,289
- “disminuir” frequency rank
- #8,510
- “disminuye” frequency rank
- 14799
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | disminuir | disminuye |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hacer menor o más pequeño. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de disminuir. |
Where the eye mixes disminuir and disminuye
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. disminuir (CVCCVCVVC) and disminuye (CVCCVCVVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between disminuir and disminuye
A purely visual mix-up. disminuir ([d̪ismiˈnwiɾ]) and disminuye ([d̪ismiˈnuʝe]) 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 14799, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
disminuir is recorded at frequency rank #6,289, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪ismiˈnwiɾ]. disminuye is at rank #8,510, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪ismiˈnuʝe].
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 14799, this pair ranks #282,681 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of disminuir vs disminuye
Shared letters: dimnsu. Private to "disminuir": r. Private to "disminuye": ey.
"disminuir" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC · "disminuye" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "disminuir" and "disminuye" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "disminuir" vs "disminuye" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "disminuir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "disminuye" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #282,681 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "disminuir" and "disminuye" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "disminuir vs disminuirá". 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 #282,681 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.