disparadosvsdisputadosConfusable pair

Which to use

“disparados” and “disputados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#40,778
“disparados” frequency rank
#36,536
“disputados” frequency rank
77314
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature disparados disputados
Definition Forma del plural de disparado, participio de disparar o de dispararse. Forma del plural de disputado, participio de disputar.

Where the eye mixes disparados and disputados

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. disparados and disputados follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

10 ch
disparados
10 ch
disputados

Visual trap between disparados and disputados

A purely visual mix-up. disparados ([d̪ispaˈɾað̞os]) and disputados ([d̪ispuˈt̪að̞os]) 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 77314, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

disparados is recorded at frequency rank #40,778, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪ispaˈɾað̞os]. disputados is at rank #36,536, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪ispuˈt̪að̞os].

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 77314, this pair ranks #16,214 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of disparados vs disputados

Shared letters: adiops. Private to "disparados": r. Private to "disputados": tu.

"disparados" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC  ·  "disputados" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • disparados ← ddisparados · dipsarados · disaprados · dispaardos · disparaddos · disparadoss · disparadso · disparaods
  • disputados ← ddisputados · dipsutados · dispputados · disptuados · dispuatdos · disputaddos · disputadoss · disputadso

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "disparados" for "disputados" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([d̪ispaˈɾað̞os] versus [d̪ispuˈt̪að̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "disparados" or "disputados"?
"disputados" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #36,536 in our Spanish list, against #40,778 for "disparados". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "disparados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "disputados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #16,214 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "disparados" and "disputados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "descarados vs disparados". 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 #16,214 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list