Which to use
“disminuya” and “disminuye” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,877
- “disminuya” frequency rank
- #8,510
- “disminuye” frequency rank
- 39387
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | disminuya | disminuye |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de disminuir. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de disminuir. |
Where the eye mixes disminuya and disminuye
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. disminuya and disminuye follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses disminuya with disminuye
A purely visual mix-up. disminuya ([d̪ismiˈnuʝa]) 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 differ by a single letter - a in “disminuya” becomes e in “disminuye”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39387, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
disminuya is recorded at frequency rank #30,877, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪ismiˈnuʝa]. 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 39387, this pair ranks #164,770 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of disminuya vs disminuye
Shared letters: dimnsuy. Private to "disminuya": a. Private to "disminuye": e.
"disminuya" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVV · "disminuye" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "disminuya" and "disminuye" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "disminuya" vs "disminuye" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "disminuya" 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 #164,770 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "disminuya" and "disminuye" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "disminuirá vs disminuya". 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 #164,770 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.