satisfacevssatisfagaWhat's the difference?

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

#18,076
“satisface” frequency rank
#36,282
“satisfaga” frequency rank
54358
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature satisface satisfaga
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de satisfacer o de satisfacerse. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de satisfacer o de satisfacerse.

Where the eye mixes satisface and satisfaga

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. satisface and satisfaga follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

9 ch
satisface
9 ch
satisfaga

Look-alike desk: satisface vs satisfaga

A purely visual mix-up. satisface ([sat̪isˈfase]) and satisfaga ([sat̪isˈfaɣ̞a]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54358, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

satisface is recorded at frequency rank #18,076, classified as averb, pronounced [sat̪isˈfase]. satisfaga is at rank #36,282, tagged as averb, pronounced [sat̪isˈfaɣ̞a].

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 54358, this pair ranks #83,692 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of satisface vs satisfaga

Shared letters: afist. Private to "satisface": ce. Private to "satisfaga": g.

"satisface" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV  ·  "satisfaga" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • satisface ← astisface · saitsface · satifsace · satisafce · satisfacce · satisfaec · satisfase · satisfcae
  • satisfaga ← astisfaga · saitsfaga · satifsaga · satisafga · satisfaag · satisfagga · satisffaga · satisfgaa

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "satisface" and "satisfaga" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([sat̪isˈfase] versus [sat̪isˈfaɣ̞a]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "satisface" or "satisfaga"?
"satisface" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,076 in our Spanish list, against #36,282 for "satisfaga". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "satisface" and "satisfaga" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "satisface" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "satisfaga" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #83,692 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "satisface" and "satisfaga" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "satisfaga vs satisfagan". 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 #83,692 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