derogadovsderogarTell them apart

Which to use

“derogado” and “derogar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#38,046
“derogado” frequency rank
#23,019
“derogar” frequency rank
61065
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature derogado derogar
Definition Participio de derogar. Abolir, dejar sin vigencia o modificar una ley, norma o precepto establecido, a menudo reemplazándolos con una orden nueva.

Where the eye mixes derogado and derogar

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
derogado
7 ch
derogar

Look-alike desk: derogado vs derogar

A purely visual mix-up. derogado ([d̪eɾoˈɣ̞að̞o]) and derogar ([d̪eɾoˈɣ̞aɾ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61065, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

derogado is recorded at frequency rank #38,046, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪eɾoˈɣ̞að̞o]. derogar is at rank #23,019, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eɾoˈɣ̞aɾ].

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 61065, this pair ranks #56,748 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of derogado vs derogar

Shared letters: adegor. Private to "derogado": -. Private to "derogar": -.

"derogado" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV  ·  "derogar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • derogadodderogado · deorgado · dergoado · deroagdo · derogaddo · derogaod · derogdao · deroggado
  • derogardderogar · deorgar · dergoar · deroagr · derogarr · deroggar · derogra · derrogar

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "derogado" and "derogar" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([d̪eɾoˈɣ̞að̞o] versus [d̪eɾoˈɣ̞aɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "derogado" or "derogar" show up more?
"derogar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,019 in our Spanish list, against #38,046 for "derogado". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "derogado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "derogar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #56,748 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "derogado" and "derogar" 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 #56,748 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