Which to use
“disputados” is a participle and “disputaron” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,536
- “disputados” frequency rank
- #44,702
- “disputaron” frequency rank
- 81238
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | disputados | disputaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de disputado, 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 disputados and disputaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. disputados and disputaron follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses disputados with disputaron
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: disputados is [d̪ispuˈt̪að̞os] while disputaron is [d̪ispuˈt̪aɾõn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81238, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
disputados is recorded at frequency rank #36,536, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪ispuˈt̪að̞os]. 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 81238, this pair ranks #10,644 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of disputados vs disputaron
Shared letters: adiopstu. Private to "disputados": -. Private to "disputaron": nr.
"disputados" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC · "disputaron" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- disputados ← ddisputados · dipsutados · dispputados · disptuados · dispuatdos · disputaddos · disputadoss · disputadso
- disputaron ← ddisputaron · dipsutaron · dispputaron · disptuaron · dispuatron · disputaorn · disputarno · disputaronn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "disputados" for "disputaron" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "disputados" or "disputaron" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "disputados" and "disputaron" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "disputados" 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 #10,644 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "disputados" 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 #10,644 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.