Which to use
“derramado” and “derribado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,418
- “derramado” frequency rank
- #18,787
- “derribado” frequency rank
- 49205
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | derramado | derribado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de derramar. | Participio de derribar o de derribarse. |
Where the eye mixes derramado and derribado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. derramado and derribado follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: derramado vs derribado
A purely visual mix-up. derramado ([d̪eraˈmað̞o]) and derribado ([d̪eriˈβ̞að̞o]) 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 49205, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
derramado is recorded at frequency rank #30,418, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪eraˈmað̞o]. derribado is at rank #18,787, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eriˈβ̞að̞o].
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 49205, this pair ranks #110,145 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of derramado vs derribado
Shared letters: adeor. Private to "derramado": m. Private to "derribado": bi.
"derramado" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "derribado" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "derramado" for "derribado" ever safe?
Frequency check: "derramado" vs "derribado" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "derramado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "derribado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #110,145 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "derramado" and "derribado" 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 #110,145 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.