derramavsderramadoWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: derrama is a noun, derramado is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“derrama” is a noun and “derramado” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#25,216
“derrama” frequency rank
#30,418
“derramado” frequency rank
55634
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature derrama derramado
Definition Distribución de beneficios económicos obtenidos de actividades comerciales o ingresos excedentes, repartida entre los participantes o afectados. Participio de derramar.

Where the eye mixes derrama and derramado

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

7 ch
derrama
9 ch
derramado

Look-alike desk: derrama vs derramado

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: derrama is [d̪eˈrama] while derramado is [d̪eraˈmað̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “derrama” sits inside “derramado”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55634, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

derrama is recorded at frequency rank #25,216, classified as anoun, pronounced [d̪eˈrama]. derramado is at rank #30,418, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eraˈmað̞o].

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 55634, this pair ranks #78,017 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of derrama vs derramado

Shared letters: ademr. Private to "derrama": -. Private to "derramado": o.

"derrama" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "derramado" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • derramadderrama · derama · derarma · derraam · derramma · derrmaa · drerama · edrrama
  • derramadodderramado · deramado · derarmado · derraamdo · derramaddo · derramaod · derramdao · derrammado

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "derrama" and "derramado" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "derrama" is a noun and "derramado" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "derrama" vs "derramado" - which ranks higher?
"derrama" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,216 in our Spanish list, against #30,418 for "derramado". 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 "derrama" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "derramado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #78,017 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "derrama" and "derramado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "depravado vs derramado". 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 #78,017 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