Which to use
“deshacer” and “destacar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,556
- “deshacer” frequency rank
- #3,479
- “destacar” frequency rank
- 20035
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | deshacer | destacar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Volver algo a su estado original. | Poner de relieve, resaltar, llamar la atención. |
Where the eye mixes deshacer and destacar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. deshacer and destacar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: deshacer vs destacar
A purely visual mix-up. deshacer ([d̪esaˈseɾ]) and destacar ([d̪est̪aˈkaɾ]) 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 20035, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
deshacer is recorded at frequency rank #16,556, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪esaˈseɾ]. destacar is at rank #3,479, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪est̪aˈkaɾ].
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 20035, this pair ranks #261,097 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of deshacer vs destacar
Shared letters: acders. Private to "deshacer": h. Private to "destacar": t.
"deshacer" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "destacar" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "deshacer" for "destacar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "deshacer" vs "destacar" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "deshacer" and "destacar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "deshacer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "destacar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #261,097 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "deshacer" and "destacar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "deshacen vs deshacer". 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 #261,097 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.