Which to use
“dispara” is a verb and “disparos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,978
- “dispara” frequency rank
- #5,950
- “disparos” frequency rank
- 15928
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dispara | disparos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de disparar o de dispararse. | Forma del plural de disparo. |
Where the eye mixes dispara and disparos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. dispara runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against disparos'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 disparos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dispara is [d̪isˈpaɾa] while disparos is [d̪isˈpaɾos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15928, 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]. disparos is at rank #5,950, tagged as anoun, pronounced [d̪isˈpaɾos].
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 15928, this pair ranks #278,194 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dispara vs disparos
Shared letters: adiprs. Private to "dispara": -. Private to "disparos": o.
"dispara" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "disparos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dispara" and "disparos" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "dispara" or "disparos"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "dispara" and "disparos" 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 "disparos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #278,194 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dispara" and "disparos" 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 #278,194 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.