Which to use
“disparar” and “dispare” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,900
- “disparar” frequency rank
- #37,041
- “dispare” frequency rank
- 43941
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | disparar | dispare |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hacer que una máquina o arma despida su carga. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de disparar o de dispararse. |
Where the eye mixes disparar and dispare
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. disparar runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against dispare's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses disparar with dispare
A purely visual mix-up. disparar ([d̪ispaˈɾaɾ]) and dispare ([d̪isˈpaɾe]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43941, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
disparar is recorded at frequency rank #6,900, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪ispaˈɾaɾ]. dispare is at rank #37,041, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪isˈpaɾe].
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 43941, this pair ranks #139,804 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of disparar vs dispare
Shared letters: adiprs. Private to "disparar": -. Private to "dispare": e.
"disparar" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "dispare" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "disparar" for "dispare" ever safe?
Which is more common, "disparar" or "dispare"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "disparar" and "dispare" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "disparar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dispare" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #139,804 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "disparar" and "dispare" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "disease vs dispare". 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 #139,804 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.