Which to use
“devastador” is an adjective and “devastar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,853
- “devastador” frequency rank
- #47,300
- “devastar” frequency rank
- 68153
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | devastador | devastar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que devasta | arruinar, assolar |
Letter map: devastador vs devastar
Shared letters muted; letters that set devastador and devastar apart highlighted. Shared run: 8.
Grammar separator: devastador vs devastar
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: devastador is anadjective and devastaraverb. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68153, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
devastador is recorded at frequency rank #20,853, 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 68153, this pair ranks #4,382 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of devastador vs devastar
Shared letters: aderstv. Private to "devastador": o. Private to "devastar": -.
"devastador" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC · "devastar" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- devastador ← ddevastador · deavstador · devasatdor · devasstador · devastaddor · devastadorr · devastadro · devastaodr
- devastar ← ddevastar · deavstar · devasatr · devasstar · devastarr · devastra · devasttar · devatsar
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "devastador" and "devastar" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "devastador" or "devastar"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "devastador" and "devastar".
- Full dictionary entry for "devastador" 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 #4,382 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "devastador" 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 #4,382 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.