Which to use
“esparce” and “esparcir” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,688
- “esparce” frequency rank
- #30,069
- “esparcir” frequency rank
- 68757
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | esparce | esparcir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de esparcir o de esparcirse. | Dispersar o extender lo que estaba junto o amontonado. |
Where the eye mixes esparce and esparcir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. esparce runs 7 letters (VCCVCCV) against esparcir's 8 (VCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between esparce and esparcir
A purely visual mix-up. esparce ([esˈpaɾse]) and esparcir ([espaɾˈsiɾ]) 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 68757, 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]. esparcir is at rank #30,069, tagged as averb, pronounced [espaɾˈsiɾ].
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 68757, this pair ranks #33,687 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of esparce vs esparcir
Shared letters: aceprs. Private to "esparce": -. Private to "esparcir": i.
"esparce" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "esparcir" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "esparce" and "esparcir" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "esparce" or "esparcir" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "esparce" and "esparcir" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "esparce" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "esparcir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #33,687 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "esparce" and "esparcir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "esparce 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 #33,687 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.