destroy

/dɪˈstɹɔɪ/

//dɪˈstɹɔɪ// verb

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The verdict

“destroy” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #89,779 among 4,885 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,779
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Destruir.

Corpus desk

Index ES-destroy · destroy · Spanish

destroy · rank #89,779 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,779
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH deste

Nearest frequency peer: deste (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “destroy”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “destroy” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for destroy
PropertyValue
Headworddestroy
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/dɪˈstɹɔɪ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#89,779
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “destroy” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.destroycae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “deste” (#89,778), “destruyes” (#89,780), “desplegarán” (#89,777). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “destroy” va en #89,779. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

destroy is uncommon Spanish at frequency #89,779 among 4,885 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /dɪˈstɹɔɪ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for destroy, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is destroy, spelled D-E-S-T-R-O-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Destruir.
  2. 2
    Aniquilar, arruinar.
  3. 3
    Sacrificar (un animal).

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how destroy appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Whoever commits adultery with a woman lacks understanding; He who does so destroys his own soul

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "destroy"?
"destroy" is spelled D-E-S-T-R-O-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /dɪˈstɹɔɪ/.
What does "destroy" mean?
As a verb, "destroy" means: Destruir.
How do you pronounce "destroy"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "destroy" is /dɪˈstɹɔɪ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "destroy" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "destroy", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

diantre#89,785dibujen#89,786Dioniso#89,789donamos#89,798

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list