Which to use
“dispara” and “disparen” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,978
- “dispara” frequency rank
- #39,169
- “disparen” frequency rank
- 49147
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dispara | disparen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de disparar o de dispararse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de disparar o de dispararse. |
Where the eye mixes dispara and disparen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. dispara runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against disparen's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses dispara with disparen
A purely visual mix-up. dispara ([d̪isˈpaɾa]) and disparen ([d̪isˈpaɾẽn]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49147, 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]. disparen is at rank #39,169, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪isˈpaɾẽn].
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 49147, this pair ranks #110,471 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dispara vs disparen
Shared letters: adiprs. Private to "dispara": -. Private to "disparen": en.
"dispara" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "disparen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "dispara" and "disparen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dispara" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "disparen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #110,471 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dispara" and "disparen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dispare vs disparen". 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 #110,471 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.