Which to use
“devastador” and “devastadora” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,474
- “devastador” frequency rank
- #34,548
- “devastadora” frequency rank
- 59022
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | devastador | devastadora |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que deja en ruinas; que devasta. | Forma del femenino de devastador. |
Where the eye mixes devastador and devastadora
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: devastador vs devastadora
A purely visual mix-up. devastador ([d̪eβ̞ast̪aˈð̞oɾ]) and devastadora ([d̪eβ̞ast̪aˈð̞oɾa]) 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) - “devastador” sits inside “devastadora”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59022, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
devastador is recorded at frequency rank #24,474, classified as anadj, pronounced [d̪eβ̞ast̪aˈð̞oɾ]. devastadora is at rank #34,548, tagged as anadj, pronounced [d̪eβ̞ast̪aˈð̞oɾa].
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 59022, this pair ranks #64,204 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of devastador vs devastadora
Shared letters: adeorstv. Private to "devastador": -. Private to "devastadora": -.
"devastador" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC · "devastadora" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- devastador ← ddevastador · deavstador · debastador · devasatdor · devasstador · devastaddor · devastadorr · devastadro
- devastadora ← ddevastadora · deavstadora · debastadora · devasatdora · devasstadora · devastaddora · devastadoar · devastadorra
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "devastador" for "devastadora" ever safe?
Which is more common, "devastador" or "devastadora"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "devastador" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "devastadora" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #64,204 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "devastador" and "devastadora" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "devastadora vs devastadoras". 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 #64,204 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.