destruidor

adj

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The verdict

“destruidor” has 15 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #22,608. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,608
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - diz-se daquilo que destrói

Corpus desk

Index PT-destruidor · destruidor · Portuguese

destruidor · rank #22,608 · 15 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,608
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH desmontar

Nearest frequency peer: desmontar (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “destruidor”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “destruidor” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

destruidor vs destruir
80% similar
destruidor vs destruidora
91% similar
destruidor vs destruído
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for destruidor
PropertyValue
Headworddestruidor
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters10
Frequency rank#22,608
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “destruidor”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.destruidorcai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “desmontar” (#22,607), “descuido” (#22,606), “deveras” (#22,610). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “destruidor” fica em #22,608. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around destruidor, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #22,608 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "diz-se daquilo que destrói".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for destruidor, with forms such as "ddestruidor", "desrtuidor", and "desstruidor". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "destruir", "destruidora", "destruído", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is destruidor, spelled D-E-S-T-R-U-I-D-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    diz-se daquilo que destrói

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how destruidor appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. A incompetência se alastra como um gigantesco e destruidor tsunami no oceano da educação brasileira.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddestruidor
  • desrtuidor
  • desstruidor
  • destriudor
  • destrruidor
  • destrudior
  • destruiddor
  • destruidorr
  • destruidro
  • destruiodr
  • desttruidor
  • desturidor
  • detsruidor
  • dsetruidor
  • edstruidor

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of destruidor - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ddestruidor1desrtuidor2desstruidor1destriudor2destrruidor1destrudior2destruiddor1destruidorr1
Edit distance from "destruidor"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "destruidor"?
"destruidor" is spelled D-E-S-T-R-U-I-D-O-R.
What does "destruidor" mean?
As an adjective, "destruidor" means: diz-se daquilo que destrói
What words are commonly confused with "destruidor"?
"destruidor" is commonly confused with "destruir", "destruidora", "destruído". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "destruidor" come from?
"destruidor" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "destruidor", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

centímetro15 variantsbombardear15 variantsimprudente15 variantsromancista15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list