disputadasvsdisputasConfusable pair

Quick tell: disputadas is a participle, disputas is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“disputadas” is a participle and “disputas” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#35,468
“disputadas” frequency rank
#11,558
“disputas” frequency rank
47026
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature disputadas disputas
Definition Forma del femenino plural de disputado, participio de disputar. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de disputar.

Where the eye mixes disputadas and disputas

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

10 ch
disputadas
8 ch
disputas

Visual trap between disputadas and disputas

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: disputadas is [d̪ispuˈt̪að̞as] while disputas is [d̪isˈput̪as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47026, 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]. disputas is at rank #11,558, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪isˈput̪as].

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 47026, this pair ranks #122,394 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of disputadas vs disputas

Shared letters: adipstu. Private to "disputadas": -. Private to "disputas": -.

"disputadas" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC  ·  "disputas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • disputadas ← ddisputadas · dipsutadas · dispputadas · disptuadas · dispuatdas · disputaads · disputadass · disputaddas
  • disputas ← ddisputas · dipsutas · dispputas · disptuas · dispuats · disputass · disputsa · disputtas

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "disputadas" and "disputas" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "disputadas" is a participle and "disputas" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "disputadas" or "disputas"?
"disputas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,558 in our Spanish list, against #35,468 for "disputadas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "disputadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "disputas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #122,394 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "disputadas" and "disputas" 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 #122,394 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