Which to use
“devastada” is a participle and “devastador” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,034
- “devastada” frequency rank
- #24,474
- “devastador” frequency rank
- 54508
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | devastada | devastador |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de devastado, participio de devastar (dejar en ruinas, asolar, arrasar). | Que deja en ruinas; que devasta. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set devastada and devastador apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
devastada and devastador form a confusable pair in the Spanish index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54508, 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]. devastador is at rank #24,474, tagged as anadj, pronounced [d̪eβ̞ast̪aˈð̞oɾ].
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 54508, this pair ranks #83,014 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering devastada vs devastador
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a participle, it's “devastada”; for an adjective, it's “devastador”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “devastada” entry
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