Which to use
“destrozado” is a verb and “destrozados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,588
- “destrozado” frequency rank
- #32,169
- “destrozados” frequency rank
- 47757
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | destrozado | destrozados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de destrozar. | Forma del plural de destrozado, participio de destrozar. |
Where the eye mixes destrozado and destrozados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. destrozado 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.
Why the eye confuses destrozado with destrozados
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: destrozado is [d̪est̪ɾoˈsað̞o] while destrozados is [d̪est̪ɾoˈsað̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “destrozado” sits inside “destrozados”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47757, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
destrozado is recorded at frequency rank #15,588, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪est̪ɾoˈsað̞o]. 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 47757, this pair ranks #118,291 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of destrozado vs destrozados
Shared letters: adeorstz. Private to "destrozado": -. Private to "destrozados": -.
"destrozado" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCV · "destrozados" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- destrozado ← ddestrozado · desrtozado · desstrozado · destorzado · destroazdo · destrozaddo · destrozaod · destrozdao
- destrozados ← ddestrozados · desrtozados · desstrozados · destorzados · destroazdos · destrozaddos · destrozadoss · destrozadso
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "destrozado" and "destrozados" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "destrozado" or "destrozados"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "destrozado" 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 #118,291 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "destrozado" 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 #118,291 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.