Which to use
“dispara” and “dispare” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,978
- “dispara” frequency rank
- #37,041
- “dispare” frequency rank
- 47019
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dispara | dispare |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de disparar o de dispararse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de disparar o de dispararse. |
Where the eye mixes dispara and dispare
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. dispara and dispare follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: dispara vs dispare
A purely visual mix-up. dispara ([d̪isˈpaɾa]) and dispare ([d̪isˈpaɾe]) 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 “dispara” becomes e in “dispare”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47019, 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]. dispare is at rank #37,041, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪isˈpaɾe].
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 47019, this pair ranks #122,437 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dispara vs dispare
Shared letters: adiprs. Private to "dispara": -. Private to "dispare": e.
"dispara" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "dispare" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dispara" and "dispare" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "dispara" or "dispare" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dispara" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dispare" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #122,437 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dispara" and "dispare" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "disease vs dispare". 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 #122,437 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.