Which to use
“destrozado” and “destrozar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,588
- “destrozado” frequency rank
- #19,985
- “destrozar” frequency rank
- 35573
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | destrozado | destrozar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de destrozar. | Romper, destruir, hacer trozos algo. |
Where the eye mixes destrozado and destrozar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. destrozado runs 10 letters (CVCCCVCVCV) against destrozar's 9 (CVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between destrozado and destrozar
A purely visual mix-up. destrozado ([d̪est̪ɾoˈsað̞o]) and destrozar ([d̪est̪ɾoˈsaɾ]) 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 35573, 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]. destrozar is at rank #19,985, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪est̪ɾoˈsaɾ].
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 35573, this pair ranks #185,359 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of destrozado vs destrozar
Shared letters: adeorstz. Private to "destrozado": -. Private to "destrozar": -.
"destrozado" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCV · "destrozar" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- destrozado ← ddestrozado · desrtozado · desstrozado · destorzado · destroazdo · destrozaddo · destrozaod · destrozdao
- destrozar ← ddestrozar · desrtozar · desstrozar · destorzar · destroazr · destrozarr · destrozra · destrozzar
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "destrozado" for "destrozar" ever safe?
Which is more common, "destrozado" or "destrozar"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "destrozado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "destrozar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #185,359 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "destrozado" and "destrozar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "destrozadas vs destrozado". 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 #185,359 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.