Which to use
“destacada” and “destacados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,624
- “destacada” frequency rank
- #5,820
- “destacados” frequency rank
- 15444
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | destacada | destacados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de destacado, participio de destacar. | Forma del plural de destacado, participio de destacar. |
Where the eye mixes destacada and destacados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. destacada runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against destacados's 10 (CVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between destacada and destacados
A purely visual mix-up. destacada ([d̪est̪aˈkað̞a]) and destacados ([d̪est̪aˈkað̞os]) 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 15444, 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]. destacados is at rank #5,820, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪est̪aˈkað̞os].
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 15444, this pair ranks #280,122 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of destacada vs destacados
Shared letters: acdest. Private to "destacada": -. Private to "destacados": o.
"destacada" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "destacados" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- destacada ← ddestacada · desatcada · desstacada · destaacda · destacaad · destacadda · destaccada · destacdaa
- destacados ← ddestacados · desatcados · desstacados · destaacdos · destacaddos · destacadoss · destacadso · destacaods
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "destacada" and "destacados" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "destacada" or "destacados"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "destacada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "destacados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #280,122 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "destacada" and "destacados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "destacaban vs destacada". 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 #280,122 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.