Which to use
“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.
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?
Frequency check: "disputada" vs "disputados" - which ranks higher?
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.