destruya

[d̪esˈt̪ɾuʝa]

/[d̪esˈt̪ɾuʝa]/ verb

The verdict

“destruya” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #26,405. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,405
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de destruir o de destruirse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-destruya · destruya · Spanish

destruya · rank #26,405 · 12 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,405
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH destacaba

Nearest frequency peer: destacaba (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “destruya”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “destruya” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

destruya vs destruye
88% similar
destruya vs destruyo
88% similar
destruya vs destruyen
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for destruya
PropertyValue
Headworddestruya
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪esˈt̪ɾuʝa]
Letters8
Frequency rank#26,405
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “destruya”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).destruyacae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “destacaba” (#26,404), “deteriorado” (#26,406), “despiertas” (#26,403). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “destruya” va en #26,405. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around destruya (IPA [d̪esˈt̪ɾuʝa]), averb. Corpus frequency is #26,405 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for destruya, with forms such as "ddestruya", "desrtuya", and "desstruya". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "destruye", "destruyo", "destruyen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is destruya, spelled D-E-S-T-R-U-Y-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de destruir o de destruirse.
  2. 2
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de destruir o de destruirse.
  3. 3
    Segunda persona del singular (usted) del imperativo de destruir o del imperativo negativo de destruirse.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddestruya
  • desrtuya
  • desstruya
  • destrruya
  • destruay
  • destruyya
  • destryua
  • desttruya
  • desturya
  • detsruya
  • dsetruya
  • edstruya

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of destruya - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ddestruya1desrtuya2desstruya1destrruya1destruay2destruyya1destryua2desttruya1
Edit distance from "destruya"

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 "destruya"?
"destruya" is spelled D-E-S-T-R-U-Y-A. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪esˈt̪ɾuʝa].
What does "destruya" mean?
As a verb, "destruya" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de destruir o de destruirse.
What words are commonly confused with "destruya"?
"destruya" is commonly confused with "destruye", "destruyo", "destruyen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "destruya"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "destruya" is [d̪esˈt̪ɾuʝa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "destruya" come from?
"destruya" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list