Which to use
“destroza” is a verb and “destrozada” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,598
- “destroza” frequency rank
- #23,753
- “destrozada” frequency rank
- 53351
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | destroza | destrozada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de destrozar. | Forma del femenino de destrozado, participio de destrozar. |
Where the eye mixes destroza and destrozada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: destroza vs destrozada
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: destroza is [d̪esˈt̪ɾosa] while destrozada is [d̪est̪ɾoˈsað̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “destroza” sits inside “destrozada”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53351, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
destroza is recorded at frequency rank #29,598, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪esˈt̪ɾosa]. destrozada is at rank #23,753, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪est̪ɾoˈsað̞a].
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 53351, this pair ranks #88,320 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of destroza vs destrozada
Shared letters: adeorstz. Private to "destroza": -. Private to "destrozada": -.
"destroza" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV · "destrozada" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- destroza ← ddestroza · desrtoza · desstroza · destorza · destroaz · destrozza · destrroza · destrzoa
- destrozada ← ddestrozada · desrtozada · desstrozada · destorzada · destroazda · destrozaad · destrozadda · destrozdaa
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "destroza" for "destrozada" ever safe?
Frequency check: "destroza" vs "destrozada" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "destroza" and "destrozada" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "destroza" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "destrozada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #88,320 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "destroza" and "destrozada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "destroza vs destrozan". 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 #88,320 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.