destruyes

[d̪esˈt̪ɾuʝes]

/[d̪esˈt̪ɾuʝes]/ verb

The verdict

“destruyes” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #89,780 among 4,885 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,780
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index ES-destruyes · destruyes · Spanish

destruyes · rank #89,780 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,780
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH destroy

Nearest frequency peer: destroy (-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 “destruyes”

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 “destruyes” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for destruyes
PropertyValue
Headworddestruyes
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪esˈt̪ɾuʝes]
Letters9
Frequency rank#89,780
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “destruyes” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).destruyescae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “destroy” (#89,779), “desvanecer” (#89,781), “deste” (#89,778). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “destruyes” va en #89,780. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

destruyes is uncommon Spanish at frequency #89,780 among 4,885 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [d̪esˈt̪ɾuʝes]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de destruir o de destruirse.".

No misspelling variants are generated for destruyes in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is destruyes, spelled D-E-S-T-R-U-Y-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de destruir o de destruirse.

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 "destruyes"?
"destruyes" is spelled D-E-S-T-R-U-Y-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪esˈt̪ɾuʝes].
What does "destruyes" mean?
As a verb, "destruyes" means: Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de destruir o de destruirse.
How do you pronounce "destruyes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "destruyes" is [d̪esˈt̪ɾuʝes]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "destruyes" come from?
"destruyes" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list