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“disputada” and “disputados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#28,337
“disputada” frequency rank
#36,536
“disputados” frequency rank
64873
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature disputada disputados
Definition Forma del femenino de disputado, participio de disputar. Forma del plural de disputado, participio de disputar.

Where the eye mixes disputada and disputados

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. disputada runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against disputados's 10 (CVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
disputada
10 ch
disputados

Visual trap between disputada and disputados

A purely visual mix-up. disputada ([d̪ispuˈt̪að̞a]) and disputados ([d̪ispuˈt̪að̞os]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64873, 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]. disputados is at rank #36,536, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪ispuˈt̪að̞os].

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 64873, this pair ranks #44,300 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of disputada vs disputados

Shared letters: adipstu. Private to "disputada": -. Private to "disputados": o.

"disputada" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV  ·  "disputados" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • disputada ← ddisputada · dipsutada · dispputada · disptuada · dispuatda · disputaad · disputadda · disputdaa
  • disputados ← ddisputados · dipsutados · dispputados · disptuados · dispuatdos · disputaddos · disputadoss · disputadso

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "disputada" and "disputados" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([d̪ispuˈt̪að̞a] versus [d̪ispuˈt̪að̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "disputada" vs "disputados" - which ranks higher?
"disputada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,337 in our Spanish list, against #36,536 for "disputados". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "disputada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "disputados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #44,300 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "disputada" and "disputados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "disputados vs disputaron". 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 #44,300 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list