Which to use
“disponga” and “disponían” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,986
- “disponga” frequency rank
- #30,436
- “disponían” frequency rank
- 52422
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | disponga | disponían |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de disponer o de disponerse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de disponer o de disponerse. |
Where the eye mixes disponga and disponían
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. disponga runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against disponían's 9 (CVCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses disponga with disponían
A purely visual mix-up. disponga ([d̪isˈpõŋga]) and disponían ([d̪ispoˈniãn]) 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 52422, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
disponga is recorded at frequency rank #21,986, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪isˈpõŋga]. disponían is at rank #30,436, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪ispoˈniãn].
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 52422, this pair ranks #92,771 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of disponga vs disponían
Shared letters: adinops. Private to "disponga": g. Private to "disponían": í.
"disponga" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "disponían" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- disponga ← ddisponga · dipsonga · disopnga · dispnoga · dispogna · disponag · dispongga · disponnga
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "disponga" and "disponían" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "disponga" vs "disponían" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "disponga" and "disponían" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "disponga" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "disponían" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #92,771 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "disponga" and "disponían" 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 #92,771 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.