destrozadavsdestrozadosWhat's the difference?

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

#23,753
“destrozada” frequency rank
#32,169
“destrozados” frequency rank
55922
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes destrozada and destrozados

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. destrozada runs 10 letters (CVCCCVCVCV) against destrozados's 11 (CVCCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
destrozada
11 ch
destrozados

Visual trap between destrozada and destrozados

A purely visual mix-up. destrozada ([d̪est̪ɾoˈsað̞a]) and destrozados ([d̪est̪ɾoˈsað̞os]) 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 55922, 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]. destrozados is at rank #32,169, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪est̪ɾoˈsað̞os].

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 55922, this pair ranks #76,775 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of destrozada vs destrozados

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

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • destrozada ← ddestrozada · desrtozada · desstrozada · destorzada · destroazda · destrozaad · destrozadda · destrozdaa
  • destrozados ← ddestrozados · desrtozados · desstrozados · destorzados · destroazdos · destrozaddos · destrozadoss · destrozadso

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "destrozada" and "destrozados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([d̪est̪ɾoˈsað̞a] versus [d̪est̪ɾoˈsað̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "destrozada" or "destrozados"?
"destrozada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,753 in our Spanish list, against #32,169 for "destrozados". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "destrozada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "destrozados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #76,775 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "destrozada" and "destrozados" 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 #76,775 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