Which to use
“destacadas” is a participle and “destacado” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,387
- “destacadas” frequency rank
- #4,236
- “destacado” frequency rank
- 15623
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | destacadas | destacado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de destacado, participio de destacar. | Participio de destacar. |
Where the eye mixes destacadas and destacado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. destacadas runs 10 letters (CVCCVCVCVC) against destacado's 9 (CVCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: destacadas vs destacado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: destacadas is [d̪est̪aˈkað̞as] while destacado is [d̪est̪aˈkað̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15623, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
destacadas is recorded at frequency rank #11,387, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪est̪aˈkað̞as]. destacado is at rank #4,236, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪est̪aˈkað̞o].
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 15623, this pair ranks #279,425 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of destacadas vs destacado
Shared letters: acdest. Private to "destacadas": -. Private to "destacado": o.
"destacadas" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC · "destacado" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- destacadas ← ddestacadas · desatcadas · desstacadas · destaacdas · destacaads · destacadass · destacaddas · destacadsa
- destacado ← ddestacado · desatcado · desstacado · destaacdo · destacaddo · destacaod · destaccado · destacdao
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "destacadas" and "destacado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "destacadas" or "destacado"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "destacadas" and "destacado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "destacadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "destacado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #279,425 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "destacadas" and "destacado" 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 #279,425 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.