Which to use
“devastada” is a participle and “devastado” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,034
- “devastada” frequency rank
- #31,315
- “devastado” frequency rank
- 61349
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | devastada | devastado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de devastado, participio de devastar (dejar en ruinas, asolar, arrasar). | Participio de devastar (dejar en ruinas, asolar, arrasar). |
Where the eye mixes devastada and devastado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between devastada and devastado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: devastada is [d̪eβ̞asˈt̪að̞a] while devastado is [d̪eβ̞asˈt̪að̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “devastada” becomes o in “devastado”, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61349, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
devastada is recorded at frequency rank #30,034, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪eβ̞asˈt̪að̞a]. devastado is at rank #31,315, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eβ̞asˈt̪að̞o].
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 61349, this pair ranks #55,751 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of devastada vs devastado
Shared letters: adestv. Private to "devastada": -. Private to "devastado": o.
"devastada" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV · "devastado" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "devastada" and "devastado" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "devastada" or "devastado" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "devastada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "devastado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #55,751 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "devastada" and "devastado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "desgastado vs devastado". 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 #55,751 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.