Which to use
“dispare” and “disparen” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,041
- “dispare” frequency rank
- #39,169
- “disparen” frequency rank
- 76210
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dispare | disparen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de disparar o de dispararse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de disparar o de dispararse. |
Where the eye mixes dispare and disparen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. dispare runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against disparen's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: dispare vs disparen
A purely visual mix-up. dispare ([d̪isˈpaɾe]) and disparen ([d̪isˈpaɾẽn]) 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) - “dispare” sits inside “disparen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76210, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dispare is recorded at frequency rank #37,041, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪isˈpaɾe]. disparen is at rank #39,169, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪isˈpaɾẽn].
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 76210, this pair ranks #18,159 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dispare vs disparen
Shared letters: adeiprs. Private to "dispare": -. Private to "disparen": n.
"dispare" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "disparen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dispare" and "disparen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "dispare" or "disparen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "dispare" and "disparen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dispare" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "disparen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,159 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dispare" and "disparen" 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 #18,159 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.