Which to use
“dispare” and “dispone” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,041
- “dispare” frequency rank
- #4,155
- “dispone” frequency rank
- 41196
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dispare | dispone |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de disparar o de dispararse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de disponer. |
Where the eye mixes dispare and dispone
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. dispare and dispone follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: dispare vs dispone
A purely visual mix-up. dispare ([d̪isˈpaɾe]) and dispone ([d̪isˈpone]) 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 41196, 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]. dispone is at rank #4,155, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪isˈpone].
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 41196, this pair ranks #154,973 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dispare vs dispone
Shared letters: deips. Private to "dispare": ar. Private to "dispone": no.
"dispare" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "dispone" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dispare" and "dispone" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "dispare" vs "dispone" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "dispare" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dispone" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #154,973 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dispare" and "dispone" 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 #154,973 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.