Which to use
“devastador” and “devastadores” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,474
- “devastador” frequency rank
- #40,768
- “devastadores” frequency rank
- 65242
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | devastador | devastadores |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que deja en ruinas; que devasta. | Forma del plural de devastador. |
Where the eye mixes devastador and devastadores
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between devastador and devastadores
A purely visual mix-up. devastador ([d̪eβ̞ast̪aˈð̞oɾ]) and devastadores ([d̪eβ̞ast̪aˈð̞oɾes]) 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 “devastadores”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65242, 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]. devastadores is at rank #40,768, tagged as anadj, pronounced [d̪eβ̞ast̪aˈð̞oɾes].
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 65242, this pair ranks #43,222 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of devastador vs devastadores
Shared letters: adeorstv. Private to "devastador": -. Private to "devastadores": -.
"devastador" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC · "devastadores" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- devastador ← ddevastador · deavstador · debastador · devasatdor · devasstador · devastaddor · devastadorr · devastadro
- devastadores ← ddevastadores · deavstadores · debastadores · devasatdores · devasstadores · devastaddores · devastadoers · devastadoress
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "devastador" for "devastadores" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "devastador" or "devastadores" show up more?
What to do next
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 "devastadores" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,222 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "devastador" and "devastadores" 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 #43,222 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.