Which to use
“destacar” and “destacarse” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,479
- “destacar” frequency rank
- #29,597
- “destacarse” frequency rank
- 33076
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | destacar | destacarse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Poner de relieve, resaltar, llamar la atención. | Destacar (uso pronominal de ...) |
Where the eye mixes destacar and destacarse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. destacar runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against destacarse's 10 (CVCCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses destacar with destacarse
A purely visual mix-up. destacar ([d̪est̪aˈkaɾ]) and destacarse ([d̪est̪aˈkaɾse]) 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 extra letter(s) - “destacar” sits inside “destacarse”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33076, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
destacar is recorded at frequency rank #3,479, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪est̪aˈkaɾ]. destacarse is at rank #29,597, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪est̪aˈkaɾse].
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 33076, this pair ranks #198,707 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of destacar vs destacarse
Shared letters: acderst. Private to "destacar": -. Private to "destacarse": -.
"destacar" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "destacarse" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- destacar ← ddestacar · desatcar · desstacar · destaacr · destacarr · destaccar · destacra · destcaar
- destacarse ← ddestacarse · desatcarse · desstacarse · destaacrse · destacarce · destacares · destacarrse · destacarsse
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "destacar" and "destacarse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "destacar" or "destacarse"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "destacar" and "destacarse" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "destacar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "destacarse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #198,707 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "destacar" and "destacarse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "desmayar vs destacar". 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 #198,707 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.