Which to use
“disputado” and “disputan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,822
- “disputado” frequency rank
- #26,814
- “disputan” frequency rank
- 43636
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | disputado | disputan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de disputar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de disputar. |
Where the eye mixes disputado and disputan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. disputado runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against disputan's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between disputado and disputan
A purely visual mix-up. disputado ([d̪ispuˈt̪að̞o]) and disputan ([d̪isˈput̪ãn]) 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 43636, 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]. disputan is at rank #26,814, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪isˈput̪ãn].
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 43636, this pair ranks #141,552 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of disputado vs disputan
Shared letters: adipstu. Private to "disputado": o. Private to "disputan": n.
"disputado" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "disputan" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "disputado" and "disputan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "disputado" vs "disputan" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "disputado" and "disputan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "disputado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "disputan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #141,552 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "disputado" and "disputan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "disputaban vs disputan". 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 #141,552 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.