Which to use
“disparaban” and “disparan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,063
- “disparaban” frequency rank
- #15,595
- “disparan” frequency rank
- 53658
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | disparaban | disparan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de disparar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de disparar o de dispararse. |
Where the eye mixes disparaban and disparan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. disparaban runs 10 letters (CVCCVCVCVC) against disparan's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between disparaban and disparan
A purely visual mix-up. disparaban ([d̪ispaˈɾaβ̞ãn]) and disparan ([d̪isˈpaɾãn]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53658, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
disparaban is recorded at frequency rank #38,063, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪ispaˈɾaβ̞ãn]. disparan is at rank #15,595, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪isˈpaɾãn].
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 53658, this pair ranks #86,834 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of disparaban vs disparan
Shared letters: adinprs. Private to "disparaban": b. Private to "disparan": -.
"disparaban" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC · "disparan" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- disparaban ← ddisparaban · dipsaraban · disapraban · dispaarban · disparaabn · disparabann · disparabban · disparabna
- disparan ← ddisparan · dipsaran · disapran · dispaarn · disparann · disparna · disparran · dispparan
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "disparaban" and "disparan" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "disparaban" or "disparan" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "disparaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "disparan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #86,834 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "disparaban" and "disparan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "disparaban vs disputaban". 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 #86,834 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.