demostraban

[d̪emosˈt̪ɾaβ̞ãn]

/[d̪emosˈt̪ɾaβ̞ãn]/ verb

The verdict

“demostraban” has 18 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #46,475. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,475
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de demostrar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-demostraban · demostraban · Spanish

demostraban · rank #46,475 · 18 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,475
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH delirando

Nearest frequency peer: delirando (-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 rango junto al imán ortográfico “demostraban”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “demostraban” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

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).

demostraban vs demostrada
82% similar
demostraban vs demostrará
73% similar
demostraban vs demostraron
82% similar

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

Key facts for demostraban
PropertyValue
Headworddemostraban
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪emosˈt̪ɾaβ̞ãn]
Letters11
Frequency rank#46,475
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “demostraban”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.demostrabancae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “delirando” (#46,474), “denominaba” (#46,476), “deir” (#46,473). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “demostraban” va en #46,475. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around demostraban (IPA [d̪emosˈt̪ɾaβ̞ãn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #46,475 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de demostrar.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for demostraban, with forms such as "ddemostraban", "demmostraban", and "demosrtaban". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "demostrada", "demostrará", "demostraron", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is demostraban, spelled D-E-M-O-S-T-R-A-B-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de demostrar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddemostraban
  • demmostraban
  • demosrtaban
  • demosstraban
  • demostarban
  • demostraabn
  • demostrabann
  • demostrabban
  • demostrabna
  • demostravan
  • demostrbaan
  • demostrraban
  • demosttraban
  • demotsraban
  • demsotraban
  • deomstraban
  • dmeostraban
  • edmostraban

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of demostraban - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ddemostraban1demmostraban1demosrtaban2demosstraban1demostarban2demostraabn2demostrabann1demostrabban1
Edit distance from "demostraban"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "demostraban"?
"demostraban" is spelled D-E-M-O-S-T-R-A-B-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪emosˈt̪ɾaβ̞ãn].
What does "demostraban" mean?
As a verb, "demostraban" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de demostrar.
What words are commonly confused with "demostraban"?
"demostraban" is commonly confused with "demostrada", "demostrará", "demostraron". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "demostraban"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "demostraban" is [d̪emosˈt̪ɾaβ̞ãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "demostraban" come from?
"demostraban" is a Spanish 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 Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list