destruidavsdestruidasConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#11,023
“destruida” frequency rank
#17,666
“destruidas” frequency rank
28689
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature destruida destruidas
Definition Forma del femenino de destruido, participio de destruir o de destruirse. Forma del femenino plural de destruido, participio de destruir o de destruirse.

Where the eye mixes destruida and destruidas

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

9 ch
destruida
10 ch
destruidas

Visual trap between destruida and destruidas

A purely visual mix-up. destruida ([d̪esˈt̪ɾwið̞a]) and destruidas ([d̪esˈt̪ɾwið̞as]) 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) - “destruida” sits inside “destruidas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28689, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

destruida is recorded at frequency rank #11,023, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪esˈt̪ɾwið̞a]. destruidas is at rank #17,666, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪esˈt̪ɾwið̞as].

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 28689, this pair ranks #220,765 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of destruida vs destruidas

Shared letters: adeirstu. Private to "destruida": -. Private to "destruidas": -.

"destruida" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVVCV  ·  "destruidas" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • destruida ← ddestruida · desrtuida · desstruida · destriuda · destrruida · destrudia · destruiad · destruidda
  • destruidas ← ddestruidas · desrtuidas · desstruidas · destriudas · destrruidas · destrudias · destruiads · destruidass

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "destruida" and "destruidas" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([d̪esˈt̪ɾwið̞a] versus [d̪esˈt̪ɾwið̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "destruida" vs "destruidas" - which ranks higher?
"destruida" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,023 in our Spanish list, against #17,666 for "destruidas". 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 "destruida" and "destruidas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "destruida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "destruidas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #220,765 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "destruida" and "destruidas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "destruidas vs destruirá". 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 #220,765 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