Which to use
“disputadas” and “disputados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,468
- “disputadas” frequency rank
- #36,536
- “disputados” frequency rank
- 72004
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | disputadas | disputados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de disputado, participio de disputar. | Forma del plural de disputado, participio de disputar. |
Where the eye mixes disputadas and disputados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. disputadas and disputados follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: disputadas vs disputados
A purely visual mix-up. disputadas ([d̪ispuˈt̪að̞as]) 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 a single letter - a in “disputadas” becomes o in “disputados”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72004, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
disputadas is recorded at frequency rank #35,468, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪ispuˈt̪að̞as]. 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 72004, this pair ranks #26,291 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of disputadas vs disputados
Shared letters: adipstu. Private to "disputadas": -. Private to "disputados": o.
"disputadas" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC · "disputados" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- disputadas ← ddisputadas · dipsutadas · dispputadas · disptuadas · dispuatdas · disputaads · disputadass · disputaddas
- disputados ← ddisputados · dipsutados · dispputados · disptuados · dispuatdos · disputaddos · disputadoss · disputadso
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "disputadas" and "disputados" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "disputadas" or "disputados" show up more?
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 "disputadas" 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 #26,291 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "disputadas" and "disputados" 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 #26,291 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.