Which to use
“dispone” and “disponer” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,155
- “dispone” frequency rank
- #7,146
- “disponer” frequency rank
- 11301
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dispone | disponer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de disponer. | Colocar, poner en orden y situación conveniente. |
Where the eye mixes dispone and disponer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. dispone runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against disponer's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: dispone vs disponer
A purely visual mix-up. dispone ([d̪isˈpone]) and disponer ([d̪ispoˈneɾ]) 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 “disponer”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11301, 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]. disponer is at rank #7,146, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪ispoˈneɾ].
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 11301, this pair ranks #295,592 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dispone vs disponer
Shared letters: deinops. Private to "dispone": -. Private to "disponer": r.
"dispone" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "disponer" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dispone" and "disponer" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "dispone" or "disponer"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "dispone" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "disponer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #295,592 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dispone" and "disponer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "deponer vs disponer". 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 #295,592 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.