Which to use
“disputado” and “disputaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,822
- “disputado” frequency rank
- #44,702
- “disputaron” frequency rank
- 61524
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | disputado | disputaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de disputar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de disputar. |
Where the eye mixes disputado and disputaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. disputado runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against disputaron's 10 (CVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses disputado with disputaron
A purely visual mix-up. disputado ([d̪ispuˈt̪að̞o]) and disputaron ([d̪ispuˈt̪aɾõn]) 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 61524, 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]. disputaron is at rank #44,702, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪ispuˈt̪aɾõn].
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 61524, this pair ranks #55,155 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of disputado vs disputaron
Shared letters: adiopstu. Private to "disputado": -. Private to "disputaron": nr.
"disputado" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "disputaron" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- disputado ← ddisputado · dipsutado · dispputado · disptuado · dispuatdo · disputaddo · disputaod · disputdao
- disputaron ← ddisputaron · dipsutaron · dispputaron · disptuaron · dispuatron · disputaorn · disputarno · disputaronn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "disputado" for "disputaron" ever safe?
Frequency check: "disputado" vs "disputaron" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "disputado" and "disputaron" 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 "disputaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #55,155 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "disputado" and "disputaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "disputaban 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 #55,155 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.