Which to use
“destacamos” and “destacaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,458
- “destacamos” frequency rank
- #17,665
- “destacaron” frequency rank
- 53123
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | destacamos | destacaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de destacar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de destacar. |
Where the eye mixes destacamos and destacaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses destacamos with destacaron
A purely visual mix-up. destacamos ([d̪est̪aˈkamos]) and destacaron ([d̪est̪aˈkaɾõn]) 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 53123, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
destacamos is recorded at frequency rank #35,458, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪est̪aˈkamos]. destacaron is at rank #17,665, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪est̪aˈkaɾõn].
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 53123, this pair ranks #89,402 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of destacamos vs destacaron
Shared letters: acdeost. Private to "destacamos": m. Private to "destacaron": nr.
"destacamos" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC · "destacaron" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- destacamos ← ddestacamos · desatcamos · desstacamos · destaacmos · destacammos · destacamoss · destacamso · destacaoms
- destacaron ← ddestacaron · desatcaron · desstacaron · destaacron · destacaorn · destacarno · destacaronn · destacarron
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "destacamos" for "destacaron" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "destacamos" or "destacaron" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "destacamos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "destacaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #89,402 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "destacamos" and "destacaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "destacaron vs destinaron". 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 #89,402 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.