Which to use
“destacada” and “destacadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,624
- “destacada” frequency rank
- #11,387
- “destacadas” frequency rank
- 21011
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | destacada | destacadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de destacado, participio de destacar. | Forma del femenino plural de destacado, participio de destacar. |
Where the eye mixes destacada and destacadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. destacada runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against destacadas's 10 (CVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: destacada vs destacadas
A purely visual mix-up. destacada ([d̪est̪aˈkað̞a]) and destacadas ([d̪est̪aˈkað̞as]) 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 extra letter(s) - “destacada” sits inside “destacadas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21011, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
destacada is recorded at frequency rank #9,624, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪est̪aˈkað̞a]. destacadas is at rank #11,387, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪est̪aˈkað̞as].
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 21011, this pair ranks #256,798 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of destacada vs destacadas
Shared letters: acdest. Private to "destacada": -. Private to "destacadas": -.
"destacada" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "destacadas" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- destacada ← ddestacada · desatcada · desstacada · destaacda · destacaad · destacadda · destaccada · destacdaa
- destacadas ← ddestacadas · desatcadas · desstacadas · destaacdas · destacaads · destacadass · destacaddas · destacadsa
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "destacada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "destacadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #256,798 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "destacada" and "destacadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "destacaban vs destacadas". 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 #256,798 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.