Which to use
“disputado” is a verb and “disputados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,822
- “disputado” frequency rank
- #36,536
- “disputados” frequency rank
- 53358
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | disputado | disputados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de disputar. | Forma del plural de disputado, participio de disputar. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set disputado and disputados apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: disputado is [d̪ispuˈt̪að̞o] while disputados is [d̪ispuˈt̪að̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “disputado” sits inside “disputados”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53358, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
disputado is recorded at frequency rank #16,822, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪ispuˈt̪að̞o]. 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 53358, this pair ranks #88,288 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of disputado vs disputados
Shared letters: adiopstu. Private to "disputado": -. Private to "disputados": -.
"disputado" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "disputados" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- disputado ← ddisputado · dipsutado · dispputado · disptuado · dispuatdo · disputaddo · disputaod · disputdao
- disputados ← ddisputados · dipsutados · dispputados · disptuados · dispuatdos · disputaddos · disputadoss · disputadso
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "disputado" and "disputados" be used interchangeably?
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Remembering disputado vs disputados
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “disputado”; for a participle, it's “disputados”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “disputado” entry
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