destrozadavsdestrozadasWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“destrozada” and “destrozadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#23,753
“destrozada” frequency rank
#46,493
“destrozadas” frequency rank
70246
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature destrozada destrozadas
Definition Forma del femenino de destrozado, participio de destrozar. Forma del femenino plural de destrozado, participio de destrozar.

Where the eye mixes destrozada and destrozadas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. destrozada runs 10 letters (CVCCCVCVCV) against destrozadas's 11 (CVCCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
destrozada
11 ch
destrozadas

Why the eye confuses destrozada with destrozadas

A purely visual mix-up. destrozada ([d̪est̪ɾoˈsað̞a]) and destrozadas ([d̪est̪ɾoˈsað̞as]) 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 extra letter(s) - “destrozada” sits inside “destrozadas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70246, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

destrozada is recorded at frequency rank #23,753, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪est̪ɾoˈsað̞a]. destrozadas is at rank #46,493, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪est̪ɾoˈsað̞as].

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 70246, this pair ranks #30,145 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of destrozada vs destrozadas

Shared letters: adeorstz. Private to "destrozada": -. Private to "destrozadas": -.

"destrozada" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCV  ·  "destrozadas" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • destrozada ← ddestrozada · desrtozada · desstrozada · destorzada · destroazda · destrozaad · destrozadda · destrozdaa
  • destrozadas ← ddestrozadas · desrtozadas · desstrozadas · destorzadas · destroazdas · destrozaads · destrozadass · destrozaddas

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "destrozada" for "destrozadas" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([d̪est̪ɾoˈsað̞a] versus [d̪est̪ɾoˈsað̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "destrozada" or "destrozadas" show up more?
"destrozada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,753 in our Spanish list, against #46,493 for "destrozadas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "destrozada" and "destrozadas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "destrozada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "destrozadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #30,145 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "destrozada" and "destrozadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "destrozadas vs destrozados". 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 #30,145 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list