devastador
[d̪eβ̞ast̪aˈð̞oɾ]
The verdict
“devastador” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #24,474 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #24,474
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 10
- letters
- 16
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Que deja en ruinas; que devasta.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | devastador |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [d̪eβ̞ast̪aˈð̞oɾ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #24,474 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “devastador” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for devastador is 10 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪eβ̞ast̪aˈð̞oɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #24,474 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Que deja en ruinas; que devasta.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for devastador, with forms such as "ddevastador", "deavstador", and "debastador". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "devastadora", "devastadores", "devastadoras", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is devastador, spelled D-E-V-A-S-T-A-D-O-R.
Definition
- 1Que deja en ruinas; que devasta.
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ddevastador,deavstador,debastador,devasatdor,devasstador,devastaddor,devastadorr,devastadro,devastaodr,devastdaor,devasttador,devatsador,devsatador,devvastador,dveastador,edvastador
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of devastador - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “devastador”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is D-E-V-A-S-T-A-D-O-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [d̪eβ̞ast̪aˈð̞oɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “devastadora” - see the side-by-side comparison. devastador vs devastadora
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.