Which to use
“destruida” and “destruir” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,023
- “destruida” frequency rank
- #3,546
- “destruir” frequency rank
- 14569
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | destruida | destruir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de destruido, participio de destruir o de destruirse. | Deshacer, dejar en nada algo ya hecho. |
Where the eye mixes destruida and destruir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. destruida runs 9 letters (CVCCCVVCV) against destruir's 8 (CVCCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between destruida and destruir
A purely visual mix-up. destruida ([d̪esˈt̪ɾwið̞a]) and destruir ([d̪esˈt̪ɾwiɾ]) 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 14569, 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]. destruir is at rank #3,546, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪esˈt̪ɾwiɾ].
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 14569, this pair ranks #283,601 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of destruida vs destruir
Shared letters: deirstu. Private to "destruida": a. Private to "destruir": -.
"destruida" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVVCV · "destruir" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "destruida" for "destruir" ever safe?
Frequency check: "destruida" vs "destruir" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "destruida" and "destruir" 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 "destruir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #283,601 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "destruida" and "destruir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "destruida vs destruiría". 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 #283,601 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.