disputarvsdisputóWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#17,115
“disputar” frequency rank
#24,836
“disputó” frequency rank
41951
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature disputar disputó
Definition Entrar en conflicto dos intereses u opiniones enfrentadas. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de disputar.

Where the eye mixes disputar and disputó

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. disputar runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against disputó's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
disputar
7 ch
disputó

Visual trap between disputar and disputó

A purely visual mix-up. disputar ([d̪ispuˈt̪aɾ]) and disputó ([d̪ispuˈt̪o]) 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 41951, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

disputar is recorded at frequency rank #17,115, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪ispuˈt̪aɾ]. disputó is at rank #24,836, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪ispuˈt̪o].

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 41951, this pair ranks #150,875 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of disputar vs disputó

Shared letters: dipstu. Private to "disputar": ar. Private to "disputó": ó.

"disputar" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "disputó" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • disputar ← ddisputar · dipsutar · dispputar · disptuar · dispuatr · disputarr · disputra · disputtar

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "disputar" and "disputó" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([d̪ispuˈt̪aɾ] versus [d̪ispuˈt̪o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "disputar" vs "disputó" - which ranks higher?
"disputar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,115 in our Spanish list, against #24,836 for "disputó". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "disputar" and "disputó" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "disputar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "disputó" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #150,875 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "disputar" and "disputó" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "discutas vs disputar". 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 #150,875 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