Which to use
“dispone” and “disponen” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,155
- “dispone” frequency rank
- #10,831
- “disponen” frequency rank
- 14986
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dispone | disponen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de disponer. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de disponer o de disponerse. |
Where the eye mixes dispone and disponen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. dispone runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against disponen's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses dispone with disponen
A purely visual mix-up. dispone ([d̪isˈpone]) and disponen ([d̪isˈponẽn]) 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) - “dispone” sits inside “disponen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14986, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dispone is recorded at frequency rank #4,155, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪isˈpone]. disponen is at rank #10,831, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪isˈponẽn].
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 14986, this pair ranks #281,943 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dispone vs disponen
Shared letters: deinops. Private to "dispone": -. Private to "disponen": -.
"dispone" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "disponen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dispone" and "disponen" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "dispone" or "disponen" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "dispone" and "disponen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dispone" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "disponen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #281,943 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dispone" and "disponen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "disparen vs disponen". 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 #281,943 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.