disponevsdispongaConfusable pair

Which to use

“dispone” and “disponga” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#4,155
“dispone” frequency rank
#21,986
“disponga” frequency rank
26141
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dispone disponga
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de disponer. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de disponer o de disponerse.

Where the eye mixes dispone and disponga

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. dispone runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against disponga's 8 (CVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
dispone
8 ch
disponga

Visual trap between dispone and disponga

A purely visual mix-up. dispone ([d̪isˈpone]) and disponga ([d̪isˈpõŋga]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26141, 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]. disponga is at rank #21,986, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪isˈpõŋga].

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 26141, this pair ranks #233,095 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of dispone vs disponga

Shared letters: dinops. Private to "dispone": e. Private to "disponga": ag.

"dispone" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "disponga" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • dispone ← ddispone · dipsone · disopne · dispnoe · dispoen · disponne · disppone · disspone
  • disponga ← ddisponga · dipsonga · disopnga · dispnoga · dispogna · disponag · dispongga · disponnga

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "dispone" for "disponga" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([d̪isˈpone] versus [d̪isˈpõŋga]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "dispone" or "disponga" show up more?
"dispone" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,155 in our Spanish list, against #21,986 for "disponga". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "dispone" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "disponga" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #233,095 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "dispone" and "disponga" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dispensa vs disponga". 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 #233,095 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list