Which to use
“esparcido” and “esparcir” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,214
- “esparcido” frequency rank
- #30,069
- “esparcir” frequency rank
- 69283
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | esparcido | esparcir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de esparcir. | Dispersar o extender lo que estaba junto o amontonado. |
Where the eye mixes esparcido and esparcir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. esparcido runs 9 letters (VCCVCCVCV) against esparcir's 8 (VCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: esparcido vs esparcir
A purely visual mix-up. esparcido ([espaɾˈsið̞o]) 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 69283, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
esparcido is recorded at frequency rank #39,214, classified as averb, pronounced [espaɾˈsið̞o]. 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 69283, this pair ranks #32,351 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of esparcido vs esparcir
Shared letters: aceiprs. Private to "esparcido": do. Private to "esparcir": -.
"esparcido" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV · "esparcir" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "esparcido" for "esparcir" ever safe?
Which is more common, "esparcido" or "esparcir"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "esparcido" 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 #32,351 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "esparcido" and "esparcir" 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 #32,351 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.