Which to use
“derrotado” and “derrotaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,484
- “derrotado” frequency rank
- #35,452
- “derrotaron” frequency rank
- 45936
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | derrotado | derrotaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de derrotar | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de derrotar. |
Where the eye mixes derrotado and derrotaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. derrotado runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against derrotaron's 10 (CVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses derrotado with derrotaron
A purely visual mix-up. derrotado ([d̪eroˈt̪að̞o]) and derrotaron ([d̪eroˈt̪aɾõn]) 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 45936, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
derrotado is recorded at frequency rank #10,484, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪eroˈt̪að̞o]. derrotaron is at rank #35,452, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eroˈt̪aɾõn].
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 45936, this pair ranks #128,611 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of derrotado vs derrotaron
Shared letters: adeort. Private to "derrotado": -. Private to "derrotaron": n.
"derrotado" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "derrotaron" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- derrotado ← dderrotado · derortado · derotado · derroatdo · derrotaddo · derrotaod · derrotdao · derrottado
- derrotaron ← dderrotaron · derortaron · derotaron · derroatron · derrotaorn · derrotarno · derrotaronn · derrotarron
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "derrotado" and "derrotaron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "derrotado" or "derrotaron" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "derrotado" and "derrotaron" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "derrotado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "derrotaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #128,611 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "derrotado" and "derrotaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "derribaron vs derrotaron". 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 #128,611 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.