Which to use
“derogado” and “devorado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,046
- “derogado” frequency rank
- #38,646
- “devorado” frequency rank
- 76692
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | derogado | devorado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de derogar. | Participio de devorar. |
Where the eye mixes derogado and devorado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between derogado and devorado
A purely visual mix-up. derogado ([d̪eɾoˈɣ̞að̞o]) and devorado ([d̪eβ̞oˈɾað̞o]) 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 76692, 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]. devorado is at rank #38,646, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eβ̞oˈɾað̞o].
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 76692, this pair ranks #17,275 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of derogado vs devorado
Shared letters: adeor. Private to "derogado": g. Private to "devorado": v.
"derogado" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "devorado" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "derogado" and "devorado" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "derogado" or "devorado"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "derogado" and "devorado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "derogado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "devorado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #17,275 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "derogado" and "devorado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "devorado vs devorando". 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 #17,275 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.