Which to use
“disperso” is an adjective and “dispuso” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,065
- “disperso” frequency rank
- #11,209
- “dispuso” frequency rank
- 49274
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | disperso | dispuso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dícese de las cosas cuyas partes están separadas más de lo regular en su clase. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de disponer o de disponerse. |
Where the eye mixes disperso and dispuso
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. disperso runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against dispuso's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between disperso and dispuso
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: disperso is [d̪isˈpeɾso] while dispuso is [d̪isˈpuso]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49274, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
disperso is recorded at frequency rank #38,065, classified as anadj, pronounced [d̪isˈpeɾso]. dispuso is at rank #11,209, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪isˈpuso].
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 49274, this pair ranks #109,757 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of disperso vs dispuso
Shared letters: diops. Private to "disperso": er. Private to "dispuso": u.
"disperso" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "dispuso" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "disperso" and "dispuso" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "disperso" or "dispuso" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "disperso" and "dispuso" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "disperso" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dispuso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #109,757 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "disperso" and "dispuso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dispensa vs disperso". 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 #109,757 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.