Which to use
“destacar” and “destaco” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,479
- “destacar” frequency rank
- #38,642
- “destaco” frequency rank
- 42121
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | destacar | destaco |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Poner de relieve, resaltar, llamar la atención. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de destacar. |
Where the eye mixes destacar and destaco
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. destacar runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against destaco's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses destacar with destaco
A purely visual mix-up. destacar ([d̪est̪aˈkaɾ]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42121, 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]. 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 42121, this pair ranks #149,988 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of destacar vs destaco
Shared letters: acdest. Private to "destacar": r. Private to "destaco": o.
"destacar" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "destaco" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "destacar" for "destaco" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "destacar" or "destaco" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "destacar" and "destaco" 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 "destaco" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #149,988 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "destacar" 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 #149,988 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.