Which to use
“disparan” and “disparar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,595
- “disparan” frequency rank
- #6,900
- “disparar” frequency rank
- 22495
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | disparan | disparar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de disparar o de dispararse. | Hacer que una máquina o arma despida su carga. |
Where the eye mixes disparan and disparar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. disparan and disparar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: disparan vs disparar
A purely visual mix-up. disparan ([d̪isˈpaɾãn]) and disparar ([d̪ispaˈɾaɾ]) 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 a single letter - n in “disparan” becomes r in “disparar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22495, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
disparan is recorded at frequency rank #15,595, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪isˈpaɾãn]. disparar is at rank #6,900, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪ispaˈɾaɾ].
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 22495, this pair ranks #250,078 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of disparan vs disparar
Shared letters: adiprs. Private to "disparan": n. Private to "disparar": -.
"disparan" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "disparar" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "disparan" and "disparar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "disparan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "disparar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #250,078 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "disparan" and "disparar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "disparan vs disputarán". 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 #250,078 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.