Which to use
“devastador” and “devastadoras” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,474
- “devastador” frequency rank
- #49,579
- “devastadoras” frequency rank
- 74053
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | devastador | devastadoras |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que deja en ruinas; que devasta. | Forma del femenino plural de devastador. |
Where the eye mixes devastador and devastadoras
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between devastador and devastadoras
A purely visual mix-up. devastador ([d̪eβ̞ast̪aˈð̞oɾ]) and devastadoras ([d̪eβ̞ast̪aˈð̞oɾas]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “devastador” sits inside “devastadoras”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74053, 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]. devastadoras is at rank #49,579, tagged as anadj, pronounced [d̪eβ̞ast̪aˈð̞oɾas].
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 74053, this pair ranks #22,048 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of devastador vs devastadoras
Shared letters: adeorstv. Private to "devastador": -. Private to "devastadoras": -.
"devastador" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC · "devastadoras" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- devastador ← ddevastador · deavstador · debastador · devasatdor · devasstador · devastaddor · devastadorr · devastadro
- devastadoras ← ddevastadoras · deavstadoras · debastadoras · devasatdoras · devasstadoras · devastaddoras · devastadoars · devastadorass
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "devastador" and "devastadoras" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "devastador" or "devastadoras"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "devastador" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "devastadoras" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #22,048 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "devastador" and "devastadoras" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "devastadoras vs devastadores". 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 #22,048 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.