Which to use
“distribuya” and “distribuye” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,359
- “distribuya” frequency rank
- #13,229
- “distribuye” frequency rank
- 61588
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | distribuya | distribuye |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de distribuir. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de distribuir. |
Where the eye mixes distribuya and distribuye
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. distribuya and distribuye follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVCVVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses distribuya with distribuye
A purely visual mix-up. distribuya ([d̪ist̪ɾiˈβ̞uʝa]) and distribuye ([d̪ist̪ɾiˈβ̞uʝe]) 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 a single letter - a in “distribuya” becomes e in “distribuye”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61588, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
distribuya is recorded at frequency rank #48,359, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪ist̪ɾiˈβ̞uʝa]. distribuye is at rank #13,229, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪ist̪ɾiˈβ̞uʝe].
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 61588, this pair ranks #54,936 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of distribuya vs distribuye
Shared letters: bdirstuy. Private to "distribuya": a. Private to "distribuye": e.
"distribuya" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVVV · "distribuye" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- distribuya ← ddistribuya · disrtibuya · disstribuya · distirbuya · distrbiuya · distribbuya · distribuay · distribuyya
- distribuye ← ddistribuye · disrtibuye · disstribuye · distirbuye · distrbiuye · distribbuye · distribuey · distribuyye
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "distribuya" for "distribuye" ever safe?
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What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "distribuya" and "distribuye" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "distribuya" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "distribuye" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #54,936 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "distribuya" and "distribuye" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "distribuirá vs distribuya". 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 #54,936 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.