derogadovsdevoradoTell them apart

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.

8 ch
derogado
8 ch
devorado

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

  • derogadodderogado · deorgado · dergoado · deroagdo · derogaddo · derogaod · derogdao · deroggado
  • devoradoddevorado · deborado · deovrado · devoardo · devoraddo · devoraod · devordao · devorrado

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "derogado" and "devorado" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([d̪eɾoˈɣ̞að̞o] versus [d̪eβ̞oˈɾað̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "derogado" or "devorado"?
"derogado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #38,046 in our Spanish list, against #38,646 for "devorado". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list