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.
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?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "destrozada" or "destrozadas" show up more?
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.