Which to use
“dispuestas” is a participle and “dispuesto” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,557
- “dispuestas” frequency rank
- #2,444
- “dispuesto” frequency rank
- 14001
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dispuestas | dispuesto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de dispuesto, participio irregular de disponer o de disponerse. | Galán, gallardo, bien proporcionado. |
Where the eye mixes dispuestas and dispuesto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. dispuestas runs 10 letters (CVCCVVCCVC) against dispuesto's 9 (CVCCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses dispuestas with dispuesto
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dispuestas is [d̪isˈpwest̪as] while dispuesto is [d̪isˈpwest̪o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14001, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dispuestas is recorded at frequency rank #11,557, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪isˈpwest̪as]. dispuesto is at rank #2,444, tagged as anadj, pronounced [d̪isˈpwest̪o].
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 14001, this pair ranks #285,759 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dispuestas vs dispuesto
Shared letters: deipstu. Private to "dispuestas": a. Private to "dispuesto": o.
"dispuestas" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCCVC · "dispuesto" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- dispuestas ← ddispuestas · dipsuestas · dispeustas · disppuestas · dispuesats · dispuesstas · dispuestass · dispuestsa
- dispuesto ← ddispuesto · dipsuesto · dispeusto · disppuesto · dispuesot · dispuessto · dispuestto · dispuetso
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dispuestas" and "dispuesto" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "dispuestas" vs "dispuesto" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dispuestas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dispuesto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #285,759 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dispuestas" and "dispuesto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dispuesto vs disputó". 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 #285,759 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.