Which to use
“demolición” and “desolación” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,828
- “demolición” frequency rank
- #29,157
- “desolación” frequency rank
- 44985
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | demolición | desolación |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de demoler. | Desconsuelo, angustia, aflicción. |
Where the eye mixes demolición and desolación
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. demolición and desolación follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between demolición and desolación
A purely visual mix-up. demolición ([d̪emoliˈsjõn]) and desolación ([d̪esolaˈsjõn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44985, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
demolición is recorded at frequency rank #15,828, classified as anoun, pronounced [d̪emoliˈsjõn]. desolación is at rank #29,157, tagged as anoun, pronounced [d̪esolaˈsjõn].
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 44985, this pair ranks #133,962 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of demolición vs desolación
Shared letters: cdeilnoó. Private to "demolición": m. Private to "desolación": as.
"demolición" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVC · "desolación" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "demolición" and "desolación" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "demolición" vs "desolación" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "demolición" and "desolación" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "demolición" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "desolación" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #133,962 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "demolición" and "desolación" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "desolación vs despoblación". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #133,962 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.