demoledorvsdemolidoWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: demoledor is a adjective, demolido is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“demoledor” is an adjective and “demolido” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#41,845
“demoledor” frequency rank
#36,510
“demolido” frequency rank
78355
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature demoledor demolido
Definition Que destruye, derriba o demuele alguna cosa Participio de demoler.

Where the eye mixes demoledor and demolido

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. demoledor runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCVC) against demolido's 8 (CVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
demoledor
8 ch
demolido

Look-alike desk: demoledor vs demolido

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: demoledor is [d̪emoleˈð̞oɾ] while demolido is [d̪emoˈlið̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78355, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

demoledor is recorded at frequency rank #41,845, classified as anadj, pronounced [d̪emoleˈð̞oɾ]. demolido is at rank #36,510, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪emoˈlið̞o].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 78355, this pair ranks #14,565 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of demoledor vs demolido

Shared letters: delmo. Private to "demoledor": r. Private to "demolido": i.

"demoledor" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC  ·  "demolido" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • demoledor ← ddemoledor · demloedor · demmoledor · demoeldor · demoldeor · demoleddor · demoledorr · demoledro
  • demolido ← ddemolido · demloido · demmolido · demoildo · demoldio · demoliddo · demoliod · demollido

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "demoledor" and "demolido" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "demoledor" is an adjective and "demolido" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "demoledor" or "demolido"?
"demolido" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #36,510 in our Spanish list, against #41,845 for "demoledor". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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  • Full dictionary entry for "demoledor" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "demolido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #14,565 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "demoledor" and "demolido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "demolido vs demorado". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #14,565 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list