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.
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?
Which is more common, "disparados" or "disputados"?
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 "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.