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.
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?
Frequency check: "destruida" vs "destruidas" - which ranks higher?
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.