Which to use
“disparaban” and “dispararon” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,063
- “disparaban” frequency rank
- #10,491
- “dispararon” frequency rank
- 48554
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | disparaban | dispararon |
|---|---|---|
| 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 pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de disparar o de dispararse. |
Where the eye mixes disparaban and dispararon
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. disparaban and dispararon follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses disparaban with dispararon
A purely visual mix-up. disparaban ([d̪ispaˈɾaβ̞ãn]) and dispararon ([d̪ispaˈɾaɾõn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48554, 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]. dispararon is at rank #10,491, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪ispaˈɾaɾõn].
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 48554, this pair ranks #113,837 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of disparaban vs dispararon
Shared letters: adinprs. Private to "disparaban": b. Private to "dispararon": o.
"disparaban" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC · "dispararon" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- disparaban ← ddisparaban · dipsaraban · disapraban · dispaarban · disparaabn · disparabann · disparabban · disparabna
- dispararon ← ddispararon · dipsararon · disapraron · dispaarron · disparaorn · dispararno · dispararonn · dispararron
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "disparaban" for "dispararon" ever safe?
Frequency check: "disparaban" vs "dispararon" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "disparaban" and "dispararon" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "disparaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dispararon" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #113,837 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "disparaban" and "dispararon" 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 #113,837 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.