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

#39,698
“destrozo” frequency rank
#27,570
“destrozos” frequency rank
67268
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature destrozo destrozos
Definition Desperfecto, daño. Forma del plural de destrozo.

Where the eye mixes destrozo and destrozos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

8 ch
destrozo
9 ch
destrozos

Look-alike desk: destrozo vs destrozos

A purely visual mix-up. destrozo ([d̪esˈt̪ɾoso]) and destrozos ([d̪esˈt̪ɾosos]) 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) - “destrozo” sits inside “destrozos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67268, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

destrozo is recorded at frequency rank #39,698, classified as anoun, pronounced [d̪esˈt̪ɾoso]. destrozos is at rank #27,570, tagged as anoun, pronounced [d̪esˈt̪ɾosos].

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 67268, this pair ranks #37,603 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of destrozo vs destrozos

Shared letters: deorstz. Private to "destrozo": -. Private to "destrozos": -.

"destrozo" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV  ·  "destrozos" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • destrozoddestrozo · desrtozo · desstrozo · destorzo · destrooz · destrozzo · destrrozo · destrzoo
  • destrozosddestrozos · desrtozos · desstrozos · destorzos · destroozs · destrozoss · destrozso · destrozzos

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "destrozo" and "destrozos" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([d̪esˈt̪ɾoso] versus [d̪esˈt̪ɾosos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "destrozo" or "destrozos"?
"destrozos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,570 in our Spanish list, against #39,698 for "destrozo". 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 "destrozo" and "destrozos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "destrozo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "destrozos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #37,603 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "destrozo" and "destrozos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "destrozo vs destruyo". 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 #37,603 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