devastadorasvsdevastadoresConfusable pair

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“devastadoras” and “devastadores” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#49,579
“devastadoras” frequency rank
#40,768
“devastadores” frequency rank
90347
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature devastadoras devastadores
Definition Forma del femenino plural de devastador. Forma del plural de devastador.

Where the eye mixes devastadoras and devastadores

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence.

12 ch
devastadoras
12 ch
devastadores

Visual trap between devastadoras and devastadores

A purely visual mix-up. devastadoras ([d̪eβ̞ast̪aˈð̞oɾas]) 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 a single letter - a in “devastadoras” becomes e in “devastadores”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 90347, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

devastadoras is recorded at frequency rank #49,579, classified as anadj, pronounced [d̪eβ̞ast̪aˈð̞oɾas]. 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 90347, this pair ranks #2,568 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of devastadoras vs devastadores

Shared letters: adeorstv. Private to "devastadoras": -. Private to "devastadores": -.

"devastadoras" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVCVC  ·  "devastadores" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • devastadorasddevastadoras · deavstadoras · debastadoras · devasatdoras · devasstadoras · devastaddoras · devastadoars · devastadorass
  • devastadoresddevastadores · deavstadores · debastadores · devasatdores · devasstadores · devastaddores · devastadoers · devastadoress

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "devastadoras" and "devastadores" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([d̪eβ̞ast̪aˈð̞oɾas] versus [d̪eβ̞ast̪aˈð̞oɾes]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "devastadoras" or "devastadores"?
"devastadores" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #40,768 in our Spanish list, against #49,579 for "devastadoras". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "devastadoras" 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 #2,568 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "devastadoras" and "devastadores" 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 #2,568 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list