Which to use
“disparada” is a noun and “disparado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,064
- “disparada” frequency rank
- #12,804
- “disparado” frequency rank
- 50868
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | disparada | disparado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | La dispersión de un ganado que echa a correr de repente en varias direcciones. | disparado ¦ plural: disparados ¦ femenino: disparada ¦ femenino plural: disparadas |
Where the eye mixes disparada and disparado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. disparada and disparado follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses disparada with disparado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: disparada is [d̪ispaˈɾað̞a] while disparado is [d̪ispaˈɾað̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “disparada” becomes o in “disparado”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50868, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
disparada is recorded at frequency rank #38,064, classified as anoun, pronounced [d̪ispaˈɾað̞a]. disparado is at rank #12,804, tagged as anadj, pronounced [d̪ispaˈɾað̞o].
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 50868, this pair ranks #100,892 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of disparada vs disparado
Shared letters: adiprs. Private to "disparada": -. Private to "disparado": o.
"disparada" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "disparado" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "disparada" for "disparado" ever safe?
Frequency check: "disparada" vs "disparado" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "disparada" and "disparado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "disparada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "disparado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #100,892 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "disparada" and "disparado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "disparada vs disparador". 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 #100,892 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.