Which to use
“derogar” and “derrotar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,019
- “derogar” frequency rank
- #9,622
- “derrotar” frequency rank
- 32641
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | derogar | derrotar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Abolir, dejar sin vigencia o modificar una ley, norma o precepto establecido, a menudo reemplazándolos con una orden nueva. | Disipar, romper, destrozar hacienda, muebles o vestidos. |
Where the eye mixes derogar and derrotar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between derogar and derrotar
A purely visual mix-up. derogar ([d̪eɾoˈɣ̞aɾ]) and derrotar ([d̪eroˈt̪aɾ]) 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 32641, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
derogar is recorded at frequency rank #23,019, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪eɾoˈɣ̞aɾ]. derrotar is at rank #9,622, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eroˈt̪aɾ].
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 32641, this pair ranks #200,933 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of derogar vs derrotar
Shared letters: adeor. Private to "derogar": g. Private to "derrotar": t.
"derogar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "derrotar" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "derogar" and "derrotar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "derogar" or "derrotar" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "derogar" and "derrotar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "derogar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "derrotar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #200,933 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "derogar" and "derrotar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "denotar vs derogar". 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 #200,933 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.