Which to use
“década” and “demanda” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,078
- “década” frequency rank
- #1,407
- “demanda” frequency rank
- 3485
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | década | demanda |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Período de diez años. | Acto de pedir algo que se considera justo, merecido o necesario. |
Where the eye mixes década and demanda
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between década and demanda
A purely visual mix-up. década ([ˈd̪ekað̞a]) and demanda ([d̪eˈmãn̪d̪a]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3485, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
década is recorded at frequency rank #2,078, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈd̪ekað̞a]. demanda is at rank #1,407, tagged as anoun, pronounced [d̪eˈmãn̪d̪a].
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 3485, this pair ranks #318,206 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of década vs demanda
Shared letters: ad. Private to "década": cé. Private to "demanda": emn.
"década" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "demanda" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- demanda ← ddemanda · deamnda · demadna · demanad · demandda · demannda · demmanda · demnada
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "década" and "demanda" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "década" or "demanda" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "década" and "demanda" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "década" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "demanda" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #318,206 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "década" and "demanda" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "década vs decae". 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 #318,206 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.