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“disputado” and “disputas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#16,822
“disputado” frequency rank
#11,558
“disputas” frequency rank
28380
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature disputado disputas
Definition Participio de disputar. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de disputar.

Where the eye mixes disputado and disputas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

9 ch
disputado
8 ch
disputas

Look-alike desk: disputado vs disputas

A purely visual mix-up. disputado ([d̪ispuˈt̪að̞o]) and disputas ([d̪isˈput̪as]) 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 28380, 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]. 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 28380, this pair ranks #222,315 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of disputado vs disputas

Shared letters: adipstu. Private to "disputado": o. Private to "disputas": -.

"disputado" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV  ·  "disputas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • disputadoddisputado · dipsutado · dispputado · disptuado · dispuatdo · disputaddo · disputaod · disputdao
  • disputasddisputas · dipsutas · dispputas · disptuas · dispuats · disputass · disputsa · disputtas

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "disputado" and "disputas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([d̪ispuˈt̪að̞o] versus [d̪isˈput̪as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "disputado" or "disputas"?
"disputas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,558 in our Spanish list, against #16,822 for "disputado". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "disputado" and "disputas" 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 "disputas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #222,315 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "disputado" and "disputas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "disputado 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 #222,315 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