# destroy vs destroyer

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### destroy
*verb · IPA /dɪˈstɹɔɪ/ · frequency rank #2,887*
To damage beyond use or repair; to damage (something) to the point that it effectively ceases to exist.

### destroyer
*noun · IPA /dəˈstɹɔɪ.ɚ/ · frequency rank #14,935*
That which destroys something.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/destroy-vs-destroyer