Which to use
“dispuesta” and “dispuestas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,951
- “dispuesta” frequency rank
- #11,557
- “dispuestas” frequency rank
- 17508
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dispuesta | dispuestas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de dispuesto, participio irregular de disponer o de disponerse. | Forma del femenino plural de dispuesto, participio irregular de disponer o de disponerse. |
Where the eye mixes dispuesta and dispuestas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. dispuesta runs 9 letters (CVCCVVCCV) against dispuestas's 10 (CVCCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses dispuesta with dispuestas
A purely visual mix-up. dispuesta ([d̪isˈpwest̪a]) and dispuestas ([d̪isˈpwest̪as]) 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 extra letter(s) - “dispuesta” sits inside “dispuestas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17508, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dispuesta is recorded at frequency rank #5,951, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪isˈpwest̪a]. dispuestas is at rank #11,557, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪isˈpwest̪as].
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 17508, this pair ranks #271,804 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dispuesta vs dispuestas
Shared letters: adeipstu. Private to "dispuesta": -. Private to "dispuestas": -.
"dispuesta" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCCV · "dispuestas" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- dispuesta ← ddispuesta · dipsuesta · dispeusta · disppuesta · dispuesat · dispuessta · dispuestta · dispuetsa
- dispuestas ← ddispuestas · dipsuestas · dispeustas · disppuestas · dispuesats · dispuesstas · dispuestass · dispuestsa
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dispuesta" for "dispuestas" ever safe?
Which is more common, "dispuesta" or "dispuestas"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dispuesta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dispuestas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #271,804 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dispuesta" and "dispuestas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dispuesta vs disuelta". 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 #271,804 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.