Which to use
“destacado” and “destaco” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,236
- “destacado” frequency rank
- #38,642
- “destaco” frequency rank
- 42878
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | destacado | destaco |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de destacar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de destacar. |
Where the eye mixes destacado and destaco
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. destacado runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against destaco's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between destacado and destaco
A purely visual mix-up. destacado ([d̪est̪aˈkað̞o]) and destaco ([d̪esˈt̪ako]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42878, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
destacado is recorded at frequency rank #4,236, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪est̪aˈkað̞o]. destaco is at rank #38,642, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪esˈt̪ako].
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 42878, this pair ranks #145,788 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of destacado vs destaco
Shared letters: acdeost. Private to "destacado": -. Private to "destaco": -.
"destacado" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "destaco" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "destacado" for "destaco" ever safe?
Which is more common, "destacado" or "destaco"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "destacado" and "destaco" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "destacado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "destaco" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #145,788 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "destacado" and "destaco" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "destaco vs destapa". 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 #145,788 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.