Which to use
“derogada” is a participle and “derogado” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,451
- “derogada” frequency rank
- #38,046
- “derogado” frequency rank
- 73497
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | derogada | derogado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de derogado, participio de derogar. | Participio de derogar. |
Where the eye mixes derogada and derogado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. derogada and derogado follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between derogada and derogado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: derogada is [d̪eɾoˈɣ̞að̞a] while derogado is [d̪eɾoˈɣ̞að̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “derogada” becomes o in “derogado”, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73497, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
derogada is recorded at frequency rank #35,451, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪eɾoˈɣ̞að̞a]. derogado is at rank #38,046, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eɾoˈɣ̞að̞o].
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 73497, this pair ranks #23,172 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of derogada vs derogado
Shared letters: adegor. Private to "derogada": -. Private to "derogado": -.
"derogada" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "derogado" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "derogada" for "derogado" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "derogada" or "derogado" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "derogada" and "derogado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "derogada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "derogado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #23,172 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "derogada" and "derogado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "derogado vs dragado". 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 #23,172 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.