Which to use
“destruida” and “destruya” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,023
- “destruida” frequency rank
- #26,405
- “destruya” frequency rank
- 37428
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | destruida | destruya |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de destruido, participio de destruir o de destruirse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de destruir o de destruirse. |
Where the eye mixes destruida and destruya
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. destruida runs 9 letters (CVCCCVVCV) against destruya's 8 (CVCCCVVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: destruida vs destruya
A purely visual mix-up. destruida ([d̪esˈt̪ɾwið̞a]) and destruya ([d̪esˈt̪ɾuʝa]) 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 37428, 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]. destruya is at rank #26,405, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪esˈt̪ɾuʝa].
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 37428, this pair ranks #175,339 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of destruida vs destruya
Shared letters: aderstu. Private to "destruida": i. Private to "destruya": y.
"destruida" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVVCV · "destruya" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "destruida" for "destruya" ever safe?
Frequency check: "destruida" vs "destruya" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "destruida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "destruya" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #175,339 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "destruida" and "destruya" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "destruya 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 #175,339 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.