Which to use
“devastado” is an adjective and “devastar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,608
- “devastado” frequency rank
- #47,300
- “devastar” frequency rank
- 71908
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | devastado | devastar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | destruído | arruinar, assolar |
Letter map: devastado vs devastar
Shared letters muted; letters that set devastado and devastar apart highlighted. Shared run: 7.
Role in the sentence - devastado and devastar
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: devastado is anadjective and devastaraverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71908, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
devastado is recorded at frequency rank #24,608, classified as anadj. devastar is at rank #47,300, tagged as averb, pronounced /dɨ.vɐʃ.ˈtaɾ/.
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 71908, this pair ranks #3,214 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of devastado vs devastar
Shared letters: adestv. Private to "devastado": o. Private to "devastar": r.
"devastado" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV · "devastar" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "devastado" for "devastar" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "devastado" or "devastar" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "devastado" vs "devastar" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "devastado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "devastar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #3,214 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "devastado" and "devastar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "degustar vs devastar". 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 #3,214 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.