Which to use
“dispongan” and “disponían” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,997
- “dispongan” frequency rank
- #30,436
- “disponían” frequency rank
- 66433
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dispongan | disponían |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) 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 dispongan and disponían
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. dispongan (CVCCVCCVC) and disponían (CVCCVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: dispongan vs disponían
A purely visual mix-up. dispongan ([d̪isˈpõŋgãn]) 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 a single letter - g in “dispongan” becomes í in “disponían”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66433, 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]. 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 66433, this pair ranks #39,894 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dispongan vs disponían
Shared letters: adinops. Private to "dispongan": g. Private to "disponían": í.
"dispongan" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "disponían" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- dispongan ← ddispongan · dipsongan · disopngan · dispnogan · dispognan · disponagn · dispongann · disponggan
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dispongan" for "disponían" ever safe?
Which is more common, "dispongan" or "disponían"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "dispongan" and "disponían" 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 "disponían" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #39,894 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dispongan" and "disponían" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dispongan vs dispongo". 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 #39,894 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.