Which to use
“esparció” and “esparcir” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,625
- “esparció” frequency rank
- #30,069
- “esparcir” frequency rank
- 79694
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | esparció | esparcir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de esparcir. | Dispersar o extender lo que estaba junto o amontonado. |
Where the eye mixes esparció and esparcir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. esparció (VCCVCCVV) and esparcir (VCCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses esparció with esparcir
A purely visual mix-up. esparció ([espaɾˈsjo]) 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 a single letter - ó in “esparció” becomes r in “esparcir”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79694, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
esparció is recorded at frequency rank #49,625, classified as averb, pronounced [espaɾˈsjo]. 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 79694, this pair ranks #12,664 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of esparció vs esparcir
Shared letters: aceiprs. Private to "esparció": ó. Private to "esparcir": -.
"esparció" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV · "esparcir" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- esparcir ← epsarcir · esaprcir · espacrir · esparccir · esparcirr · esparcri · esparicr · esparrcir
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "esparció" and "esparcir" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "esparció" or "esparcir" show up more?
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 "esparció" 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 #12,664 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "esparció" 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 #12,664 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.