Which to use
“dejada” is a participle and “demanda” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,985
- “dejada” frequency rank
- #1,407
- “demanda” frequency rank
- 27392
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dejada | demanda |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de dejado, participio de dejar o de dejarse. | Acto de pedir algo que se considera justo, merecido o necesario. |
Where the eye mixes dejada and demanda
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. dejada runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against demanda's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: dejada vs demanda
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dejada is [d̪eˈxað̞a] while demanda is [d̪eˈmãn̪d̪a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27392, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dejada is recorded at frequency rank #25,985, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪eˈxað̞a]. 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 27392, this pair ranks #227,037 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dejada vs demanda
Shared letters: ade. Private to "dejada": j. Private to "demanda": mn.
"dejada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "demanda" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dejada" for "demanda" ever safe?
Frequency check: "dejada" vs "demanda" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "dejada" 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 #227,037 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dejada" and "demanda" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dejada vs dejadez". 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 #227,037 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.