disponenvsdispongaConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#10,831
“disponen” frequency rank
#21,986
“disponga” frequency rank
32817
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature disponen disponga
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de disponer o de disponerse. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de disponer o de disponerse.

Where the eye mixes disponen and disponga

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. disponen (CVCCVCVC) and disponga (CVCCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

8 ch
disponen
8 ch
disponga

Visual trap between disponen and disponga

A purely visual mix-up. disponen ([d̪isˈponẽn]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32817, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

disponen is recorded at frequency rank #10,831, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪isˈponẽn]. 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 32817, this pair ranks #200,035 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of disponen vs disponga

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

"disponen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "disponga" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • disponen ← ddisponen · dipsonen · disopnen · dispnoen · dispoenn · disponenn · disponnen · dispponen
  • disponga ← ddisponga · dipsonga · disopnga · dispnoga · dispogna · disponag · dispongga · disponnga

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "disponen" and "disponga" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([d̪isˈponẽn] versus [d̪isˈpõŋga]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "disponen" or "disponga" show up more?
"disponen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,831 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.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "disponen" and "disponga" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "disponen" 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 #200,035 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "disponen" 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 #200,035 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