esparcevsesparcióWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#38,688
“esparce” frequency rank
#49,625
“esparció” frequency rank
88313
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature esparce esparció
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de esparcir o de esparcirse. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de esparcir.

Where the eye mixes esparce and esparció

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

7 ch
esparce
8 ch
esparció

Visual trap between esparce and esparció

A purely visual mix-up. esparce ([esˈpaɾse]) and esparció ([espaɾˈsjo]) 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 88313, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

esparce is recorded at frequency rank #38,688, classified as averb, pronounced [esˈpaɾse]. esparció is at rank #49,625, tagged as averb, pronounced [espaɾˈsjo].

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 88313, this pair ranks #3,850 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of esparce vs esparció

Shared letters: aceprs. Private to "esparce": -. Private to "esparció": ió.

"esparce" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV  ·  "esparció" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • esparce ← epsarce · esaprce · espacre · esparcce · esparec · esparrce · esparse · espparce

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "esparce" for "esparció" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([esˈpaɾse] versus [espaɾˈsjo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "esparce" or "esparció"?
"esparce" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #38,688 in our Spanish list, against #49,625 for "esparció". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "esparce" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "esparció" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #3,850 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "esparce" and "esparció" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "esparcido vs esparció". 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 #3,850 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