Which to use
“destruido” and “destruidos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,512
- “destruido” frequency rank
- #13,439
- “destruidos” frequency rank
- 19951
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | destruido | destruidos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de destruir o de destruirse. | Forma del plural de destruido, participio de destruir o de destruirse. |
Where the eye mixes destruido and destruidos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. destruido runs 9 letters (CVCCCVVCV) against destruidos's 10 (CVCCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses destruido with destruidos
A purely visual mix-up. destruido ([d̪esˈt̪ɾwið̞o]) and destruidos ([d̪esˈt̪ɾwið̞os]) 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) - “destruido” sits inside “destruidos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19951, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
destruido is recorded at frequency rank #6,512, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪esˈt̪ɾwið̞o]. destruidos is at rank #13,439, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪esˈt̪ɾwið̞os].
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 19951, this pair ranks #261,469 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of destruido vs destruidos
Shared letters: deiorstu. Private to "destruido": -. Private to "destruidos": -.
"destruido" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVVCV · "destruidos" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- destruido ← ddestruido · desrtuido · desstruido · destriudo · destrruido · destrudio · destruiddo · destruiod
- destruidos ← ddestruidos · desrtuidos · desstruidos · destriudos · destrruidos · destrudios · destruiddos · destruidoss
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "destruido" for "destruidos" ever safe?
Which is more common, "destruido" or "destruidos"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "destruido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "destruidos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #261,469 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "destruido" and "destruidos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "destruidos vs distraídos". 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 #261,469 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.