Which to use
“derrota” is a noun and “derrotada” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,477
- “derrota” frequency rank
- #30,022
- “derrotada” frequency rank
- 33499
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | derrota | derrotada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción y efecto de derrotar o ser derrotado. | Forma del femenino de derrotado, participio de derrotar. |
Where the eye mixes derrota and derrotada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. derrota runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against derrotada's 9 (CVCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: derrota vs derrotada
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: derrota is [d̪eˈrot̪a] while derrotada is [d̪eroˈt̪að̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “derrota” sits inside “derrotada”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33499, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
derrota is recorded at frequency rank #3,477, classified as anoun, pronounced [d̪eˈrot̪a]. derrotada is at rank #30,022, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪eroˈt̪að̞a].
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 33499, this pair ranks #196,485 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of derrota vs derrotada
Shared letters: adeort. Private to "derrota": -. Private to "derrotada": -.
"derrota" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "derrotada" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "derrota" and "derrotada" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "derrota" or "derrotada"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "derrota" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "derrotada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #196,485 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "derrota" and "derrotada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "decretada vs derrotada". 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 #196,485 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.