Which to use
“destruidas” and “destruido” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,666
- “destruidas” frequency rank
- #6,512
- “destruido” frequency rank
- 24178
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | destruidas | destruido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de destruido, participio de destruir o de destruirse. | Participio de destruir o de destruirse. |
Where the eye mixes destruidas and destruido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. destruidas runs 10 letters (CVCCCVVCVC) against destruido's 9 (CVCCCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between destruidas and destruido
A purely visual mix-up. destruidas ([d̪esˈt̪ɾwið̞as]) and destruido ([d̪esˈt̪ɾwið̞o]) 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 24178, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
destruidas is recorded at frequency rank #17,666, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪esˈt̪ɾwið̞as]. destruido is at rank #6,512, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪esˈt̪ɾwið̞o].
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 24178, this pair ranks #242,377 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of destruidas vs destruido
Shared letters: deirstu. Private to "destruidas": a. Private to "destruido": o.
"destruidas" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVC · "destruido" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- destruidas ← ddestruidas · desrtuidas · desstruidas · destriudas · destrruidas · destrudias · destruiads · destruidass
- destruido ← ddestruido · desrtuido · desstruido · destriudo · destrruido · destrudio · destruiddo · destruiod
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "destruidas" for "destruido" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "destruidas" or "destruido" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "destruidas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "destruido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #242,377 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "destruidas" and "destruido" 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 #242,377 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.