Which to use
“disputada” and “disputadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,337
- “disputada” frequency rank
- #35,468
- “disputadas” frequency rank
- 63805
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | disputada | disputadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de disputado, participio de disputar. | Forma del femenino plural de disputado, participio de disputar. |
Where the eye mixes disputada and disputadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between disputada and disputadas
A purely visual mix-up. disputada ([d̪ispuˈt̪að̞a]) and disputadas ([d̪ispuˈt̪að̞as]) 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) - “disputada” sits inside “disputadas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63805, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
disputada is recorded at frequency rank #28,337, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪ispuˈt̪að̞a]. disputadas is at rank #35,468, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪ispuˈt̪að̞as].
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 63805, this pair ranks #47,550 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of disputada vs disputadas
Shared letters: adipstu. Private to "disputada": -. Private to "disputadas": -.
"disputada" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "disputadas" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- disputada ← ddisputada · dipsutada · dispputada · disptuada · dispuatda · disputaad · disputadda · disputdaa
- disputadas ← ddisputadas · dipsutadas · dispputadas · disptuadas · dispuatdas · disputaads · disputadass · disputaddas
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "disputada" for "disputadas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "disputada" vs "disputadas" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "disputada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "disputadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #47,550 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "disputada" and "disputadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "disputaban vs disputadas". 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 #47,550 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.