disputarsevsdisputasTell them apart

Which to use

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

#46,500
“disputarse” frequency rank
#11,558
“disputas” frequency rank
58058
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature disputarse disputas
Definition Disputar (uso pronominal de ...) Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de disputar.

Where the eye mixes disputarse and disputas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. disputarse runs 10 letters (CVCCVCVCCV) against disputas's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
disputarse
8 ch
disputas

Why the eye confuses disputarse with disputas

A purely visual mix-up. disputarse ([d̪ispuˈt̪aɾse]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58058, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

disputarse is recorded at frequency rank #46,500, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪ispuˈt̪aɾse]. 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 58058, this pair ranks #67,954 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of disputarse vs disputas

Shared letters: adipstu. Private to "disputarse": er. Private to "disputas": -.

"disputarse" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCV  ·  "disputas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • disputarse ← ddisputarse · dipsutarse · dispputarse · disptuarse · dispuatrse · disputarce · disputares · disputarrse
  • disputas ← ddisputas · dipsutas · dispputas · disptuas · dispuats · disputass · disputsa · disputtas

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "disputarse" and "disputas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([d̪ispuˈt̪aɾse] versus [d̪isˈput̪as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "disputarse" or "disputas"?
"disputas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,558 in our Spanish list, against #46,500 for "disputarse". 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 "disputarse" and "disputas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "disputarse" 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 #67,954 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "disputarse" and "disputas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "disputarán vs disputarse". 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 #67,954 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