Which to use
“disparate” and “disparates” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,642
- “disparate” frequency rank
- #31,321
- “disparates” frequency rank
- 52963
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | disparate | disparates |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o dicho que va contra la lógica o que no tiene sentido. | Forma del plural de disparate. |
Where the eye mixes disparate and disparates
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. disparate runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against disparates's 10 (CVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses disparate with disparates
A purely visual mix-up. disparate ([d̪ispaˈɾat̪e]) and disparates ([d̪ispaˈɾat̪es]) 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 extra letter(s) - “disparate” sits inside “disparates”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52963, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
disparate is recorded at frequency rank #21,642, classified as anoun, pronounced [d̪ispaˈɾat̪e]. disparates is at rank #31,321, tagged as anoun, pronounced [d̪ispaˈɾat̪es].
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 52963, this pair ranks #90,230 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of disparate vs disparates
Shared letters: adeiprst. Private to "disparate": -. Private to "disparates": -.
"disparate" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "disparates" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- disparate ← ddisparate · dipsarate · disaprate · dispaarte · disparaet · disparatte · disparrate · dispartae
- disparates ← ddisparates · dipsarates · disaprates · dispaartes · disparaets · disparatess · disparatse · disparattes
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "disparate" and "disparates" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "disparate" or "disparates"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "disparate" and "disparates" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "disparate" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "disparates" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #90,230 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "disparate" and "disparates" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "disparados vs disparates". 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 #90,230 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.