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“disputaban” and “disputaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,592
- “disputaban” frequency rank
- #44,702
- “disputaron” frequency rank
- 94294
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | disputaban | disputaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de disputar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de disputar. |
Where the eye mixes disputaban and disputaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. disputaban and disputaron follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: disputaban vs disputaron
A purely visual mix-up. disputaban ([d̪ispuˈt̪aβ̞ãn]) and disputaron ([d̪ispuˈt̪aɾõn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 94294, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
disputaban is recorded at frequency rank #49,592, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪ispuˈt̪aβ̞ãn]. disputaron is at rank #44,702, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪ispuˈt̪aɾõn].
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 94294, this pair ranks #860 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of disputaban vs disputaron
Shared letters: adinpstu. Private to "disputaban": b. Private to "disputaron": or.
"disputaban" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC · "disputaron" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- disputaban ← ddisputaban · dipsutaban · dispputaban · disptuaban · dispuatban · disputaabn · disputabann · disputabban
- disputaron ← ddisputaron · dipsutaron · dispputaron · disptuaron · dispuatron · disputaorn · disputarno · disputaronn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "disputaban" and "disputaron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "disputaban" or "disputaron"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "disputaban" and "disputaron" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "disputaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "disputaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #860 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "disputaban" and "disputaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "disputaban vs disputarán". 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 #860 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.