Which to use
“dispara” and “disparar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,978
- “dispara” frequency rank
- #6,900
- “disparar” frequency rank
- 16878
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dispara | disparar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de disparar o de dispararse. | Hacer que una máquina o arma despida su carga. |
Where the eye mixes dispara and disparar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between dispara and disparar
A purely visual mix-up. dispara ([d̪isˈpaɾa]) and disparar ([d̪ispaˈɾaɾ]) 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 extra letter(s) - “dispara” sits inside “disparar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16878, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dispara is recorded at frequency rank #9,978, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪isˈpaɾa]. disparar is at rank #6,900, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪ispaˈɾaɾ].
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 16878, this pair ranks #274,446 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dispara vs disparar
Shared letters: adiprs. Private to "dispara": -. Private to "disparar": -.
"dispara" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "disparar" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dispara" and "disparar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "dispara" or "disparar" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "dispara" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "disparar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #274,446 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dispara" and "disparar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dictará vs dispara". 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 #274,446 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.