Which to use
“derrumbado” and “derrumbar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,848
- “derrumbado” frequency rank
- #40,237
- “derrumbar” frequency rank
- 82085
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | derrumbado | derrumbar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de derrumbar. | Precipitar, despeñar. |
Where the eye mixes derrumbado and derrumbar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. derrumbado runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCVCV) against derrumbar's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: derrumbado vs derrumbar
A purely visual mix-up. derrumbado ([d̪erũmˈbað̞o]) and derrumbar ([d̪erũmˈbaɾ]) 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 82085, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
derrumbado is recorded at frequency rank #41,848, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪erũmˈbað̞o]. derrumbar is at rank #40,237, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪erũmˈbaɾ].
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 82085, this pair ranks #9,619 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of derrumbado vs derrumbar
Shared letters: abdemru. Private to "derrumbado": o. Private to "derrumbar": -.
"derrumbado" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV · "derrumbar" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- derrumbado ← dderrumbado · derrmubado · derrubmado · derrumabdo · derrumbaddo · derrumbaod · derrumbbado · derrumbdao
- derrumbar ← dderrumbar · derrmubar · derrubmar · derrumabr · derrumbarr · derrumbbar · derrumbra · derrummbar
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "derrumbado" and "derrumbar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "derrumbado" or "derrumbar" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "derrumbado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "derrumbar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #9,619 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "derrumbado" and "derrumbar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "derrumbar vs derrumbarse". 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 #9,619 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.