Which to use
“devastadora” and “devastadores” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,548
- “devastadora” frequency rank
- #40,768
- “devastadores” frequency rank
- 75316
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | devastadora | devastadores |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de devastador. | Forma del plural de devastador. |
Where the eye mixes devastadora and devastadores
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses devastadora with devastadores
A purely visual mix-up. devastadora ([d̪eβ̞ast̪aˈð̞oɾa]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75316, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
devastadora is recorded at frequency rank #34,548, classified as anadj, pronounced [d̪eβ̞ast̪aˈð̞oɾa]. 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 75316, this pair ranks #19,796 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of devastadora vs devastadores
Shared letters: adeorstv. Private to "devastadora": -. Private to "devastadores": -.
"devastadora" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVCV · "devastadores" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- devastadora ← ddevastadora · deavstadora · debastadora · devasatdora · devasstadora · devastaddora · devastadoar · devastadorra
- devastadores ← ddevastadores · deavstadores · debastadores · devasatdores · devasstadores · devastaddores · devastadoers · devastadoress
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "devastadora" for "devastadores" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "devastadora" 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 #19,796 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "devastadora" 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 #19,796 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.