disponganvsdispongoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#35,997
“dispongan” frequency rank
#29,171
“dispongo” frequency rank
65168
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes dispongan and dispongo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. dispongan runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against dispongo's 8 (CVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
dispongan
8 ch
dispongo

Why the eye confuses dispongan with dispongo

A purely visual mix-up. dispongan ([d̪isˈpõŋgãn]) and dispongo ([d̪isˈpõŋgo]) 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 65168, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

dispongan is recorded at frequency rank #35,997, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪isˈpõŋgãn]. dispongo is at rank #29,171, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪isˈpõŋgo].

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 65168, this pair ranks #43,450 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of dispongan vs dispongo

Shared letters: dginops. Private to "dispongan": a. Private to "dispongo": -.

"dispongan" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC  ·  "dispongo" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • dispongan ← ddispongan · dipsongan · disopngan · dispnogan · dispognan · disponagn · dispongann · disponggan
  • dispongo ← ddispongo · dipsongo · disopngo · dispnogo · dispogno · disponggo · disponngo · disponog

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "dispongan" and "dispongo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([d̪isˈpõŋgãn] versus [d̪isˈpõŋgo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "dispongan" or "dispongo"?
"dispongo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,171 in our Spanish list, against #35,997 for "dispongan". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "dispongan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "dispongo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #43,450 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "dispongan" and "dispongo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dispongo vs distingo". 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 #43,450 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